Manager/Director, Derivative Operations

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Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Our Team

We are a small and dynamic team based in New York, who are responsible for financial risk management initiatives across Brookfield’s platform. We collaborate with global investment and capital markets teams to identify FX and interest rate risks arising from our investments, structure hedging solutions, and execute with banking partners.

Job Description

The role has primary responsibility for the trade booking, systems and reporting that support the financial risk management function. It is a broad role that encompasses trade booking, post-trade support, reporting and data visualization, compliance and development of our technology. The candidate will be tasked to build upon our existing infrastructure and find new ways to enhance overall processes and reporting. It is a standalone role where the successful candidate will be co-located and work directly with the financial risk management team. As we are a small team in a large and growing business, we are seeking someone who can work autonomously, has strong attention to detail, can work in a fast-paced environment and has an entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for this position include the following:

• Trade lifecycle management including booking, trade reporting, and liaising with trading counterparties and internal finance teams on post-trade matters including confirmations, settlement
• Continuous improvement of trading and treasury management systems and processes
• Partner with the trading function to understand complex business requirements and effectively communicate to IT
• Maintain and improve upon in-house reporting, data visualization, and trading cost analysis systems, primarily in PowerBI and Azure, for a global portfolio of FX and interest rate derivatives
• Monitoring risk, positions, and counterparty exposure limits in accordance with policy
• Perform special projects related to internal capital markets & treasury operations

Qualifications & Requirements

This position offers excellent opportunities in a dynamic environment. To qualify, candidates should have:

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong GPA
• 4-8 years of experience, within a bank, asset manager, hedge advisory firm, or hedge fund
• Experience in middle office / operations in FX or rates derivatives is required
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with great attention to detail
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to multi-task in a very fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with derivative trading systems (Bloomberg FXGO, FXall, 360t), Bloomberg, Excel, and data analytics tools (Power BI, Azure, Tableau, SQL, Python)
• Self-motivated and proactive, both with respect to managing workload and own professional development
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to build connections with internal teams and represent Brookfield externally
• Proficiency with FIS Quantum a plus

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000

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Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations.

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