Job Purpose and Your Responsibilities:

  • Manages efforts surrounding ETF spreads, execution quality, and premium/discount analysis. Demonstrates initiative, creativity and expertise in independently identifying opportunities and solutions for areas of improvement within the ETF operational process landscape. Ensures team provides standard reports around ETF trading and spreads
  • Administers the Capital Markets portion of all ETF product launches and manages any project designed to improve the operational or trading aspects of the ETF lineup
  • Develops and maintains a broad knowledge and awareness of trading industry developments, competitors, and exchange rules that impact the trading community. Partners with interested parties to provide recommendations to the regulators and professional bodies, and the stock exchanges with regards to market structures and proposed rules
  • Serves as expert on market and trading characteristics related to various exchanges. Understands ETF trading from the point of view of a market maker/trading desk
  • Manages the Authorized Participants and Dealer agreement process. Audits and maintains authorized persons for all market making firms
  • Identifies trading opportunities for UBS ETFs that align with the complex trading strategies of trading firms. Positions and sells UBS ETFs with the various types of trading desks. Works daily with the front office and external ETF service provider to facilitate the creation and redemption process for various client situations
  • Assists in the sales process for strategic and/or complex transactions with prospects and existing clients to ensure a great client experience. Provides in-depth product information around the various aspects of portfolio construction, implementation and trading
  • Drafts and assists in the creation of training profiles and participates in ETF trading education efforts across UBS and external parties. Provides technical ETF trading training to Sales and clients
  • Manages relationships with outside vendors including exchanges, specialist firms, market makers, and index providers
  • Travels with Sales to meet with key clients or prospects to discuss the trading of UBS ETFs
  • Speaks at industry conferences or UBS conferences
  • Contributes to the gathering and execution of global best practices related to trading and liquidity of UBS ETFs
  • Manages staff. Provides guidance, training and motivation to develop staff. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and provides feedback
  • This position will eventually manage staff of 1-2 capital markets specialists over time.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA or CFA preferred
  • Minimum five years business experience including a minimum of three years ETF Capital Market experience and/or ETF trading experience
  • Experience in trading techniques, capital markets and market liquidity
  • Expertise with Bloomberg strongly preferred
  • Solid organizational skills and ability to work across multiple functions
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
  • Proven ability to lead teams
  • Demonstrated self-starting initiative
  • This position requires 15-30% travel.

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