FX Execution Trader

FX Execution Trader

Be part of Grain's Risk team, playing a crucial role in supporting and optimizing the company's financial strategies, executing and managing FX trades to ensure optimal market execution, and serving as the primary contact for trading and risk-related communications with liquidity providers and selected partners.

Objectives of this role

• Efficiently execute and manage FX trades to ensure optimal market execution.
• Maintain and improve trading tools and processes to increase operational efficiency.
• Ensure accurate trade allocations and resolution of any discrepancies.
• Being a point of contact regarding trading related aspects with liquidity providers and selected partners

Responsibilities

• Execute FX trades in accordance with client strategies and market conditions.
• Optimize Trading Tools to improve efficiency, implement enhancements to optimize control, ensure accurate trade capture, position management & inventory continuity day over day
• Ensure Trade Accuracy: Work closely with the operations team, bank’s dealing desks and brokers to ensure accurate trade allocations and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain real-time monitoring positions, ensuring alignment with client objectives and risk parameters.
• Engage with brokers and bank dealing desks to secure necessary liquidity.
• Perform miscellaneous tasks as assigned, including generating ad hoc reports 

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field or equivalent industry experience
• 2+ years of trading desk experience, demonstrate ability in executing and managing trades, with a focus on FX derivatives
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in statistical analysis tools and software with emphasis on advanced Excel skills
• Attention to detail to ensure quality, completeness and accuracy of work
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field
• Knowledge of Google suite products, has ability to quickly work with new tools
• Proficiency with MS suite products
• Knowledge of Python/VBA
• Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

About Grain: 

Grain is an end-to-end embedded cross-currency solution that empowers software platforms and marketplaces to effectively eliminate FX risk for their end customers. Through a user-friendly and automated tool, Grain's partners and their customers can easily secure currency rates into the future and conduct seamless cross-border fund transfers.