Trade Floor Support Specialist (Derivative Technology)

Requisition ID: 204859

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team

The Global Derivatives Technology Team is a crucial part of the Global Technologies Applications team. This is an opportunity to work in the exciting world of Capital Markets. We are looking for a Trade Floor Support Specialist to join this dynamic team.

You will get the chance to contribute, support & deliver solutions to Scotiabank’s Derivative Trading & Sales desks across North America. The team is responsible for managing applications that offer pricing, risk, derivatives trading functionalities to the Business.

Hours and location:

The role will be required to work from office (40 Temperance Street) Monday to Friday and willing to cover in either Early (7:30am-4pm) or Late(10am-6:30pm) shift.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Provide first line of support via face to face and e-mail for issues related to trade booking, P&L, risk, IR rate/FX reset, cashflow and settlement issues raised by Front Office Trading and Sales business users.
• Be responsible and manage the resolution of issues promptly through root cause analysis with assistance from Business analyst/Developer teams.
• Provide day-to-day support to North America business teams to resolve complex business problems, including ad hoc queries and user training.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• Solid understanding of financial markets and products, in particular Derivative Products
• Strong SQL scripting skills.
• Familiar with Rest API’s and ability to invoke via Curl/Postman/Python.
• Strong experience with log analysis, monitoring applications, and vendor application analysis tools.
• A strong focus on client service and delivery with trading desk facing experience.
• Creative, self-starting, results oriented and a motivated individual with good analytical skills to independently resolve issues.
• Proven interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills in providing support to business users.
• Working knowledge of MarkitWire (Preferred Asset)
• FRM or CFA designation are desired

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create beautiful customer experiences.
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• Onsite cafeteria.
• Dress codes don't apply here, being comfortable does.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (pension & profit sharing), generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.