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GLOBAL HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & TRADING

The position of Global Head of Business Development & Trading at Leonteq in Zurich offers the opportunity to shape the global business strategy and lead an international team. The focus is on maximizing profitability, managing financial risk and implementing innovative trading and pricing strategies.

Job description: Global Head of Business Development & Trading

About the role

We are looking for a visionary leader to drive our company's global business development and commercial strategy. This leadership role offers the opportunity to shape trade operations, optimize performance and lead a high performing international team.

Tasks

  • Develop global business development initiatives to expand commercial activities, customer relationships and product offerings.
  • Develop customized financial solutions in collaboration with structuring, sales and trading teams.
  • Monitor global market conditions and identify growth opportunities in retail and product innovation.
  • Execute and monitor complex hedging and risk management strategies to mitigate financial risks.
  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with institutional clients, counterparties and global financial institutions.
  • Ensure compliance with international regulatory frameworks (FINRA, MiFID II, EU directives, etc.).
  • Make strategic contributions to the company's global expansion, product innovation and risk framework.
  • Monitor trading performance, business metrics and market penetration metrics.
  • Lead and supervise commercial and business development teams across multiple regions.
  • Be responsible for the department's profit and loss account and ensure that financial and strategic targets are achieved.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in exotic derivatives trading, portfolio management and global business development across multiple asset classes.
  • 10+ years of experience in trading US and/or other international equities, exchange traded or OTC derivatives.
  • 5+ years of international work experience, preferably in Asia and/or North America.
  • Proven track record in P&L, trading strategy and risk management.
  • Strong knowledge of pricing methods, financial products and hedging techniques.
  • Leadership experience in managing global teams with a high performance culture.
  • Deep understanding of international regulatory and compliance frameworks.
  • Strong ability to identify market trends, develop growth strategies and create customer solutions.
  • Excellent negotiation, communication and relationship management skills with institutional clients.
  • A university degree in finance, economics or a related quantitative discipline is preferred.
  • Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

We offer

No specific benefits or incentives are mentioned.

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