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Solutions Platform Manager (VN2536)

London, GB Full-Time Marex Solutions

About Marex

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Marex Solutions is a division of Marex providing investment banking solutions with a fintech mindset. We aim to become the world’s leading manufacturer of cross asset, customised derivatives. The Solutions COO team plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency and strategic execution of business initiatives.

For more information visit https://www.marex.com/

Role Summary

As Solutions Platform Manager, you will be responsible for leading the optimisation of the Solutions Platform and surrounding processes. You will facilitate and drive tactical and strategic initiatives to promote automation and support business growth, ensuring compliance to regulatory and audit requirements.

Your role will cover a wide range of tasks and projects, including:

  • Collaborate with Front Office, Support and Control stakeholders to implement business initiatives focusing on control and sustainability
  • Implementing a controlled, efficient and robust Structured Deal review framework, engaging with new technologies and fostering a mindset of automation to design a process that can be adaptable to the changing environment
  • Developing the tools to provide metrics to management and stakeholders pertaining to the inconsistencies discovered within the Structured Deal review, driving correction and/or actions as necessary with the relevant teams
  • Contributing towards the day-to-day operations and broader process improvements resulting from trading and technology requests
  • Proactively evaluating existing processes within the Marex Solutions trading and technology teams, trying to identify opportunities for improvement and automation
  • Acting as a key point of accountability between business, technology and control teams to translate business requirements into robust, controlled platform solutions

Responsibilities

As a business manager within the Trading and Technology Pillar, you will:

  • Support the delivery of strategic and tactical Trading and technology projects critical to the Solutions business by:
    • Establishing project plans, defining scope, and ensuring successful execution from start to finish
    • Generating ideas to improve the management of new business initiatives
    • Effectively communicating with key stakeholders
    • Assessing potential acquisitions for the Solutions business, including through grow vs. buy reviews, and execution
  • Develop, review, and improve Management Information (MI) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to effectively guide business decisions
  • Assist in managing Solutions costs, creating transparency around budgets, and driving efficiencies and cost reductions where possible
  • Manage and coordinate regulatory change for Solutions specific to the trading and technology pillar, including initial analysis and execution in coordination with the Business, COO team, and Support & Support subject matter experts
  • Encourage innovation and contribute to idea generation
  • Ensure that all trading activities comply with local and general regulatory requirements
  • Oversee trading Conflict Management and training to ensure compliance
  • Manage trading Operational Risk Management and Risk Acceptances
  • Executing critical projects for the derivatives engine
  • Supporting the running of the Solutions technology platform and prioritising associated change
  • Supporting the delivery of both strategic and tactical technology change projects that are critical for the Solutions business Creating, reviewing, and improving business processes with a heavy focus on technology automation
  • Translating business requirements into actionable technology deliverables
  • Contribute to Marex Solutions product trading capability to support liquidity for clients.
  • Developing relationships with Support and Control and provide functional support across areas.
  • Co-ordinating with Group Technology to understand group technology plans and strategies and ensuring Marex Solutions interests are best served.
  • Technology horizon scanning for new technologies that could give the business an edge. Own verification of bookings (from trade date and post settlement amendments) in comparison with expectations per legal agreement terms and conditions
  • Collaborate with middle office / trading / trade origination to ensure corrections are made in a timely manner, proactively identifying gaps or consistent themes within the booking process resulting in erroneous valuations/risk results
  • Working efficiently and supporting efficiency initiatives, including (but not limited to) collaborating with data, research, and analytics colleagues to identify opportunities for hedging strategies and clients.
  • Collaboration with central operations functions which support the trading role, including but not limited to Operations and Technology. General
  • Closely work and collaborate with the rest of the Solutions COO team to ensure effective support of the business line
  • Improving employees’ productivity by identifying ways to enhance team culture and enable team members to thrive
  • Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA and other regulatory authorities where required
  • Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role, ensuring that all regulatory or company-determined parameters are complied with
  • Act as a role model by demonstrating the highest standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values
  • At all times, comply with the FCA’s Code of Conduct · Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies relating to you, your role, or any other activities for which you have responsibility
  • Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required · Escalate risk events immediately · Provide input to risk management processes, as required

Competencies, Skills and Experience

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders
  • A collaborative, approachable and self-directed team player who fosters a positive working environment.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build consensus and drive alignment
  • Self-motivated, confident, and resilient – able to strive within a profitability driven environment
  • Very good interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrates curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset
  • Resilient and effective in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Ability to work independently and own projects end-to-end
  • Strong Excel, VBA, SQL and/or Python skills, with advanced MS Office capability
  • Strong Power BI (or similar) data visualisation and reporting skills
  • A meticulous eye for detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of the underlying products at Marex within the Marex Solutions remit

Conduct Rules

You must:

  • Act with integrity
  • Act with due skill, care and diligence
  • Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
  • Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
  • Observe proper standard of market conduct
  • Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

Respect – Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.

Integrity
– Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.

Collaborative
– We work in teams – open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.

Developing our People
– Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.

Adaptable and Nimble
– Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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