Transition Exposure and Currency Management

State Street

As a Transition Management Analyst, you will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the transition life cycle including pre-trade, implementation, and post-trade aspects.

• Support KSA-domiciled clients and our global transition desk with pre- and post-trade analysis and execution reporting; planning and project management including communication across parties (clients, custodians, record-keepers, investment managers and consultants); portfolio management and order generation; collaboration with trading desk on trade strategy and instructions; and monitoring of daily middle office support functions (trade communications, reconciliations, corporate actions).

• Conduct trade reconciliation between internal systems for accuracy and completeness prior to sending to middle office and custodians to ensure timely settlement of trades.

• Develop expertise in multi-asset agency trading, exposure management, and hedging strategies. Represent transition and interim exposure management products as a subject matter expert.

• Become an expert on benchmarking and measurement of our transition and trade execution performance through Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA)

• Support sales and business development initiatives and contribute to thought leadership on transition, exposure management and trading topics

• Contribute to projects to evolve and industrialize our suite of trading, hedging and exposure analysis tools including ongoing enhancement of pre- and post-trade analytics and interim exposure management platform working with our Exposure Solutions team, reporting and analytics specialists, and external vendors

The following skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Portfolio management, trading and/or operational experience, preferably across multiple asset classes

• Familiarity with Charles River Development, Axioma, or other portfolio and order management systems / tools

• Technical proficiency, with experience using Bloomberg and other market-data sources for analytical purposes

• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to clearly articulate complex topics and navigate projects with clients and internal stakeholders

• Ability to work and problem solve independently under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, all while maintaining a critical focus on details

• Strong project management and organizational skills; pro-active in seeking out the next project to help the team