Associate/Vice President, Securities Finance Group - MUFG (DBA) : Job Details

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Opportunity Summary:

MUFG Securities Americas, LLC. is hiring an Associate/ Vice President within the Securities Finance Group. The Securities Finance group is a cross-asset, multi-product trading desk that encompasses various types of securities financing. Products include global fixed income, equities, repo, securities lending, foreign exchange and derivatives.

The candidate will support and assist members of the Sales and Trading team in all aspects of the group's business, including booking trades, hedging risks, speaking with clients, generating trading ideas to enhance profitability, and building trading and risk management tools. Previous experience or direct exposure to working as part of a trading desk is recommended. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing team in a dynamic role with significant potential.

Responsibilities:

* Assist in daily financing of the Repo and Securities Lending desk

* Manage all day-to-day operational aspects of the trading desk

* Price and manage financing transactions involving equity derivatives

* Working in partnership internally with other trading desks and a global sales force

* Interact directly with clients with a goal of growing client business

* Deal with high levels of uncertainty that comes with building and expanding new businesses

* Compliance with a complex set of regulatory and internal risk and liquidity limits

Skills & Knowledge:

* Strong technical and mathematical aptitude applicable to trading a client-focused book

* Solid understanding of financial markets and economic principles as well as a general understanding of regulatory landscape across banking and securities

* Entrepreneurial self-starter ready to work in a fast paced, competitive, team environment

* Motivated to generate new business ideas and increase profitability for the group

* Quick learner with the ability to understand new products

* Experience with multiple products and asset classes will be valued

* Familiarity of Reverse/ Conversion and Index Trading

Qualifications:

* 2-5 years of Trading or Sales experience in cross asset products

* Degree in business, math or related field

* Series 7, 63, 55/57 preferred

The typical base pay range for this role is between $150K - $275K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual's associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.