VP – Trader

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for managing risk and developing trading activities with limited direction from senior staff. Key responsibilities include proactively maintaining and building client relationships, supporting clients with buying and selling financial products, and developing and implementing trading strategies to achieve revenue goals. Job expectations include having in-depth knowledge of risk management, hedging, and trading strategies as well as market characteristics.

The Short Term Fixed Income Trading team, within Bank of America Short End Trading, provides liquidity to issuers and investors in short maturity credit products.  Traders within the team are responsible for market making and executing a range of trades across short term fixed income products. The Short Term Fixed Income Trading team is responsible for liaising with sales and syndicate in order to grow market share and trading footprint with the relevant issuers and investors in the space.  

Responsibilities:

• Partners with global sales teams to help the bank's clients execute trading activities, while sharing knowledge of the current market environment
• Performs trading activities in compliance with federal regulations, industry standards, and other requirements
• Assigns accounts to pre-defined trading models and administers trades based on product guidelines
• Operates as a market maker, buying and selling financial instruments in accordance with established trading strategies and risk parameters

• Short Term Fixed Income Market Specialist
• Candidate will need to be well versed in all Short End trading instruments as these are tools used to enhance the revenue of the traditional trading books.
• In addition to primary market making in credit products, candidate will provide support to the overall SET trading business.
• Candidate will engage frequently with our most strategic clients to discuss markets and strengthen relationships.
• Candidate will be actively engaged in Short End Trading technology developments.

Qualifications 

• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Prior experience in short term fixed income markets
• Interest in both macro and micro/front end fixed income markets

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)Pay and benefits informationPay range$200,000.00 - $225,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.