About the Role
The Managing Director, Institutional Municipal Trading is responsible for trading activity on the Fixed Income platform, including Municipal Trading. This role involves developing and executing trading strategies, providing liquidity and market color, and driving revenue growth through disciplined risk-taking and strong execution. The individual will combine deep market expertise and proven leadership to translate market developments into actionable ideas while partnering closely with various internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead trading strategy execution within specific Fixed Income fixed income asset classes
- Lead market coverage and contribute to team-wide revenue generation and profitability
- Direct market-facing communication, including pricing insight, market color, and execution updates
- Monitor positions, market developments, and liquidity conditions to inform strategy and risk decisions
- Serve as a senior market expert and coordinate with sales and syndicate partners
- Mentor and develop junior traders and desk staff while reinforcing execution discipline and market awareness
- Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver liquidity, support execution, and optimize profitability
- Contribute to trading strategy, compliance standards, and desk procedures
- Prepare management reporting on trading activity, market trends, inventory, and profitability
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 12+ years’ experience leading and executing traded products in Capital Markets; trading long-dated tax exempt and taxable municipal securities
- FINRA Series 7, 63
- Strong trading judgment and market-facing interpersonal skills with successful track record of generating revenue in municipal trading.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Deep understanding of industry trends, regulatory frameworks, and capital markets products with knowledge of structure, credit, and fundamentals in the municipal market.
- Strong client-facing skills with the ability to build trusted relationships
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills across all organizational levels
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Demonstrated leadership, integrity, and sound risk awareness
- Adaptability to change and resourcefulness in navigating constraints to deliver results
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products, Bloomberg TOMS and Tradeweb, MarketAxess and ICE Bonds and financial modeling
Skills
- Municipal Trading
- Fixed Income trading
- Trading strategy development and execution
- Liquidity provision
- Market color analysis
- Revenue generation
- Risk management
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership and development
- Communication and presentation
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Bloomberg TOMS
- Tradeweb
- MarketAxess
- ICE Bonds
- Financial modeling
Location
- Office
Work Type
- Office
- Flexible work arrangement
Experience Level
- 12+ years’ experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $250,000 Annual Salary
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Wellness program
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid leave programs
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Applicable incentive compensation plan
About the Company
- Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
- Note to Agency Recruiters: Huntington will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. All unsolicited resumes sent to any Huntington colleagues, directly or indirectly, will be considered Huntington property. Recruiting agencies must have a valid, written and fully executed Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work for consideration.
Equal Opportunity
- Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
