Emerging Markets Trader Chinese Market - Mandarin Speaking

About the job Our Global Markets division offers you an outstanding opportunity to rapidly develop your banking talents. You will work across a range of financial instruments, operating within very different markets and countries. The role will be a Certified Person under the Senior Manager and Certified Person Regime and will be expected to comply with the regulatory conduct rules under the regime.

What you'll be doing The Local Markets business is one of the two trading pillars of the FIC division; responsible for all trading activity in FIC products. The Role of the Trader is to bring experience in China market and build on market making capabilities. Delivery of Business Plans

• Manage China trading book, covering all range of products, IR, FX and Credit.
• Trading both offshore and offshore products, including bonds, CCS, FX Swaps, IRS, Bonds, TRS, CLNs etc
• Support the Sales and Structuring Team in promoting our capabilities.
• Ensure that relevant information is communicated to Head of Desk Risk Management
• Ensure you operate within relevant Credit and Market risk limits
• Ensure that the relevant Regulatory , Legal and Compliance risks and rules that pertain to the business activities are understood and fully adhered to
• Ensure you operate in a manner to minimise Operational risk and escalates incidents if they arise Conduct
• Maintain an awareness of and comply with all Anti Money Laundering laws, regulations, policies and procedures relevant to ICBC Standard Bank
• Escalate all significant Regulatory / Compliance issues immediately through appropriate channels
• Develop and maintain a Senior Managers Regime plan and working document to evidence compliance with the regime
• Operates within the terms of the SLAs with Standard Bank Group New Business Risk
• Ensure you are aware of approved products
• Ensure any proposed New Business has a robust strategical rationale
• Ensure that any new business initiatives are appropriately sponsored in the NPC, NPP and TAC forums

What you'll need to be successful We're looking for the following skills and experience. If you don't have all of these but think you could be a good fit for the role, get in touch.

• Relevant market experience, with strong working knowledge of Rates and FX markets, in both cash and derivatives.
• Experience of working in a regulated Financial/Professional Services environment