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VP – Foreign Exchange Trading
| Company | Wintrust |
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| Location | Norridge, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $71000 – $125000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 7-10 years in Foreign Exchange Trading
- Experience in Commercial banking with International Products, concepts, international payments including execution of spot, forward, and swap contracts
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience
- Customer service experience with bank and corporate client bases
- Experience with online payment portals
- Knowledge of information systems
- Strong knowledge of FX market fundamentals, trading systems and common daily workflows
- Advanced Computer Skills
Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing day to day flow from trading desk perspective including pricing transactions from manual channels, incoming wires, forwards, swaps and more
- Keeps clients up to date via commentaries and conversations on current market conditions
- Acts in a mindful manner and in the best interests of the bank from a risk and revenue perspective to help maximize P/L on bank Foreign Exchange opportunities
- Supervises Junior Foreign Exchange Associate, passing on knowledge of day-to-day workflow as well as general Foreign Exchange and payment knowledge
- Responsible for monitoring growth of Associate while ensuring done so in a prudent fashion regarding risk to the bank
- Works within the International Services Sales team, assist with cross selling Wintrust’s Foreign Exchange Products to existing and prospective clients throughout the commercial and business banking groups
- Collaborate with broader Foreign Exchange team to enhance product capabilities and identify revenue opportunities
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
