Job Title: Fixed Income Operations - Markets Specialist
Corporate Title: Up to VP
Location: Dublin
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi‑faced approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Location: Dublin
Find us at our Central Park office, Leopardstown, where you will find our state‑of‑the‑art facilities based in Dublin's premium business park. With an onsite gym, staff restaurant and coffee shop, all your daily needs are conveniently catered for. There are also a range of travel options available to staff, including the LUAS network and the Central Park shuttle service between Dublin City Centre and Central Park, which means getting to work has never been so easy.
Job Description:
EMEA Fixed Income Operations provide support for fixed income and securities trading partners for all post‑trade operations and are responsible for post‑trade activities (trades processing, clearing and settlement) within Global Markets Operations and provide cross‑functional support to Global Markets Lines of Business including Repo, Rates, Credit, Mortgages, Frontier Markets (LCT) businesses. The department offers operational support and expertise to Sales and Trading Desks as a team of specialists responsible for the implementation of client trade allocations, exception management, breaks reconciliation, clearing and settlement, and platinum client service.
As a senior member of the team, you will be a primary escalation point across EMEA FICC Operations. You will provide support to the regional FICC executive, as well as guidance to regional associates, driving the identification and implementation of continuous process improvement, strategic change, and risk remediation opportunities. You will be a key contributor to the risk culture of the regional and global department by supporting the risk framework governance and monitoring of process health. You will have the opportunity to lead and execute process improvements and participate in industry and operations‑led initiatives. Business support and engagement is a critical part of this role, and you will enjoy regular interaction with front office partners, gaining exposure to markets rules, business strategy, and the diverse range of fixed income products.
Responsibilities:
* Identification and implementation of process improvements, working independently or in partnership with technology for delivery
* Input into and support of strategic work, regulatory change and supporting projects that impact the team.
* Employ network skills to manage relationships with clients, the trading desks, settlement agents, operations relationship managers, middle office representatives and technology teams
* Problem escalation to product specialists and technical support teams
* Demonstration of risk awareness & control mindset
* Establish good working relationships internally with the front office, sales teams, middle and back‑office teams to ensure timely resolution of client allocation/fails
What we are looking for:
* Escalation of potential risk, understanding of key controls to monitor risk
* Verbal and written communication skill
* Attention to detail
* Data collection & entry
* Interpret relevant laws, rules, and regulations
* Recording/organizing information
* Problem solving
* Quality assurance
* Ability to work under pressure and work with tight deadlines
Skills that will help:
* Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
* Decision making
* Strategic thinking
Benefits of working at Bank of America
* Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
* Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work because of a disability or health reasons
* 20 days of backup childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of adult‑care per annum
* Ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, specified illness cover etc
* Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
* Access to free counselling through an Employee Assistance Programme and virtual GP services
* Opportunity to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
* Opportunity to join our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland's most iconic cultural institutions
* Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area
Code of Conduct
Good conduct and sound judgment are crucial to our long‑term success. It's important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind‑set are the cornerstone of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, responsibilities for dependents, physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
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