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Senior Director - Fixed Income Trader

  • Employer: Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
  • Office: 1080, Grande Allee West
  • Location: Québec, Quebec
  • Other Possible Location(s): Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec
  • Job category: Business Administration, Finance and Accounting
  • Job ID: JR10021787
  • Job type: Permanent Job
  • Apply before: 2024-12-30

Description

About The Role:

Would you like to join one of Canada's leading portfolio managers? iA Global Asset Management (iAGAM), a subsidiary of iA Financial Group, is the place to take your career to new heights in a high-performance work environment. Our passionate teams are dedicated every day to ensuring that iAGAM is among the most competitive portfolio managers in the market. iAGAM employs over 100 seasoned investment professionals and has close to $100 billion in assets under management. It manages portfolios of general funds, segregated funds and mutual funds for iA Financial Group.

The Vice President, Head of Global Trading is looking for a Senior Director, Fixed Income Trading to join the trading team. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to our team and located in our Montreal or Quebec City offices.

Who you’ll work with:

  • The Fixed Income trading team collaborates closely with various portfolio managers, analysts, and other teams across the organization (legal, operations, compliance)

  • The individual will report directly to the Global Head of Trading, work closely with other fixed income traders, and traders in other asset classes

Key duties and responsibilities:

  • Monitor and execute timely and reliable transactions in fixed income and related derivatives (IRS, X-CCY, swaptions)

  • Support trading team in order management and operational processes

  • Collaborate with the investment management team by sharing market insights

  • Coordinate with various departments such as Accounting, Legal and Operations

  • Develop and maintain relationships with our counterparties to ensure optimal access to liquidity

  • Assist in the development of junior traders

  • Support improvements in the trade process including pre/post trade analytics, TCA

Requirements:

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree in a related field of study (advanced degree or CFA preferred)

  • Bilingual in French and English

  • Minimum 10 years experience of trading fixed income products and related derivatives

  • Knowledge of Bloomberg and other trading tools (Candeal, MarketAxcess, Trumid)

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Capable of thriving under pressure, managing multiple tasks, and upholding attention to detail

  • Effective teamwork abilities

  • Coding in Python, SQL, VBA is an asset

  • Experience Trading in FX/Equities/Futures/Credit is an asset

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