About the Role
This role is seated in the Asia FICC Technology to support the FICC trading platforms covering Risk/Pricing and eTrading shared across APAC regions with focus on driving Australia demands to be integrated into global tech stack. The primary responsibility is to act as a liaison between the Front Office Trading Desks, Technology Teams, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery of Asia-specific business requirements and global initiatives. The platforms would support pricing/risk management/market making of FICC products (Bonds, Swaps, CDS, FX, Repos, other FICC Derivatives etc.), offering also our offering on eTrading and voice channels. The candidate will be expected to develop a deep understanding of system flows, business processes, and trading operations to effectively bridge the gap between business and technology.
Responsibilities
- Act as the single point of contact for the Asia Front Office Trading Desks, ensuring clear communication between business and technology teams.
- Collaborate with Front Office Trading Desks to define business requirements for regional and global deliverables.
- Analyze business needs and translate them into actionable technical specifications for development teams.
- Manage end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timelines.
- Coordinate with regional and global teams to track progress, resolve issues, and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Drive automations/development within global and local platform catering to regional/global/local demands to catering to market variations.
- Participate in architectural reviews of the platform to drive value to the FICC franchise.
- Work closely with QA teams to define test cases and validate solutions against business requirements.
- Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure sign-off from business users.
- Collaborate with support teams to address production issues and outages, ensuring minimal disruption to trading operations.
- Provide timely responses to business queries related to system functionality and performance.
- Build expertise in Rates/FX/credit trading products (Bonds, CDS, IRS etc.), OTC markets (Bloomberg, MarketAxess, Tradeweb), and trade execution processes.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes and market trends impacting FICC trading.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of FICC trading products, including Bonds, Swap, CDS, FX, Repos, other FICC Derivatives etc.
- Familiarity with OTC markets such as Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and Tradeweb.
- Knowledge of trade execution and post-trade processing concepts.
- Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate effectively with development teams.
- Strong analytical skills to define problems, identify solutions, and drive resolution.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills to interact with regional and global stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographies.
Skills
- FICC trading products
- OTC markets
- Trade execution
- Post-trade processing
- Technical communication
- SDLC processes
- Agile methodologies
- Analytical skills
- Priority management
- Collaboration
- Automation
- Tooling
- Business Analysis
- Project Management
- FICC trading
- Voice and eTrading platforms
- Front to back programs
Location
- APAC regions
Work Type
- In-office culture
Experience Level
- Prior experience as software engineer with special skills in automation and tooling, Business Analysis, Project Management, or Desk-Aligned role within financial services, preferably in FICC trading for voice and eTrading platforms.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
About the Company
- At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
- Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
- One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world.
- We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.
- We hire individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
- Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees.
- We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
- Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.
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