Senior FX Analytics Manager, Managing Director

Job Description

Who we are looking forResponsible for working with the existing senior management across Global Markets to build a new execution analytics product. The successful candidate with utilize their experience building algos and analytics to successfully help to expand Sate Streets marketpresence to provide pre and post trade analytics for our clients. Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Markets (SSGM). When owners and managers of institutional assets need research, trading, securities lending and innovative portfolio strategies, they turn to SSGM business unit. As our investmentresearch and trading arm, SSGMs number one goal is to enhance and preserve our clients portfolio values by applying technology, optimizing trading, and linking asset classes and markets across the world. Join us if making your mark in the capital markets industry from day one is a challenge you are up for. What you will be responsible forAs Senior FX Analytics Manager you will

• Lead an initiative to design the roadmap and build cutting edge, creative and advanced pre-trade analytic solutions in FX to help clients to
  • determine execution costs through different routes of execution: using risk transfer or employing algos
  • determine the style and cost of algos to use and the list of liquidity providers to consider based on historical performance and real time market conditions
  • Enhance the current of market colour analytics to provide comprehensive quantitative insights to the clients
  • Build an automated framework to provide the possibility to streamline trade decision and execution
  • Further extend support to NDF, forward and swaps executions in future phases and across asset classes
• Drive and collaborate with different product teams, technology teams, quants, model validation team, business risk and legal team to cover all aspects and deliver the project in phased approach
• Work closely with sales, meeting with clients to understand their pre-trade, post-trade analytics requirements
• Display a culture of individual ownership of tasks to embed a clear individual sense of accountability in performing the role

What we valueThese skills will help you succeed in this role

• Pragmatic mindset with time-to-market focus - solve business problems with an agile approach to improve competitiveness of the business and increase revenue
• Ensure that the highest level of the Code of Conduct is displayed in your behaviour
• Facilitate the provision of appropriate management information as required to support business unit decision making
• Support the Risk Excellence culture within the business

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree (PhD or Masters) in Mathematics, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Engineering, Statistics or related field.
• Experience developing algos and pre-trade analytics
• Strong understanding of the FX algo market.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross functionality to prioritize initiatives effectively
• Strong statistical foundations
• Object oriented programming skills (Java or C++), proficiency in statistical packages such as Matlab, Python or R a plus