Trader (Government Securities) jobs in Cleveland, OH

OPPORTUNITY: INSTITUTIONAL FIXED INCOME SALES

Position:
The candidate will be a part of a veteran team that operates in a dynamic sales and trading environment. The team executes billions in fixed income securities through our proprietary electronic platform and traditional voice business on a daily basis. We are specifically seeking sales professionals with experience in Rates, Corporates and Structured Products who can leverage client relationships across our robust capital markets platform.

Essential Responsibilities:

• A demonstrated track record of showing success in cultivating institutional asset management and or public pension fund relationships
• An in-depth understanding around your client's workflow for direct execution across Credit and Rates markets and in furthering our proprietary electronic trading franchise
• An ability to maintain and build valuable and trusted relationships with your clients
• Take ownership for growing your client base through prospecting, relationship management, referrals, cross-selling and attending external events/conferences
• Respond effectively to client inquiries pertaining to trading and pricing
• Institutionalize your client relationships by coordinating across our fixed income sales, trading, and syndicate teams
• Interpret and communicate market forces impacting bond performance and portfolio benchmarks to portfolio managers and traders
• Provide detailed feedback to our sales and product management teams to help us continuously improve so we can anticipate our client's future needs
• A self-motivated individual that can work both independently and within a team structure
• A strong willingness to solve problems, strong time management, organization, detail-orientation, and a desire to outperform goals
• This role will report directly to the Head of Fixed Income Sales

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Three or more years of related experience in Institutional Fixed Income Sales
• A deep understanding of financial markets, taxable fixed income markets and securities, the sales and trading process, including OMS/EMS connectivity
• An established set of client references
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• FINRA series 7 and 63 required
• Role up your sleeves, team first approach to doing business

Salary Expectations:

Base salary is initially expected to be $100,000-$150,000 draw commissions

NOTE: Only experienced candidates with relationships and a book of business will be considered.

Location:

• Open to any of our existing office locations (New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Portland)