Associate, Derivatives Trader (Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) or Remote)

Brighthouse Financial • Charlotte, NC

95d • $115,000 - $135,000 • Remote

About The Position

As an Associate, Derivatives Trader, you will have responsibilities across various trading, analytical, and quantitative analysis functions within the derivatives front office of the investment management department. This includes the identification, execution and daily management of derivative trades in accordance with approved programs, analytical work on the underlying portfolio of assets, ad-hoc and daily risk and P/L attribution, as well as coding in support of trading, risk analysis, and trading tool development. Our small team offers derivative professionals the opportunity to make a meaningful impact daily to the company's success.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a hands-on derivatives trading and analysis role focused directly on hedging and derivatives markets in an insurance company or asset management firm.
• Accurate, best practice trade execution with attention to detail and the ability to efficiently balance both project work and trading responsibilities.
• Ability to handle trade requests from multiple sources simultaneously and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong quantitative skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel and VBA is strongly preferred.
• Sound understanding of trading technology; Bloomberg, Aladdin, TradeWeb.
• Direct familiarity with index-linked insurance products, including indexed and/or variable annuity hedging programs a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Programming skills are a plus (Python, Java, C++, R, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Pre-trade analysis and modeling.
• Trade execution and management across rate, equity, credit and FX asset classes.
• Position reporting and ad-hoc risk analysis and project work.
• Monitoring risk, positions and P&L.
• Following market trends, economic data and events to provide trade recommendations to ALM and Senior Management.
• Providing weekly market commentary.

Benefits

• Base salary ranging from $115,000 to $135,000 plus competitive performance-based incentives determined by company and individual results.
• Minimum of 20 days of paid time off and 16 paid company holidays per calendar year plus paid volunteer time and paid study time.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match (up to 6%) and annual company nondiscretionary contribution (3%).
• 15% employee stock purchase plan discount, and financial counseling services.
• Competitive medical, vision, and dental plans plus tax-free health savings accounts with potential company contributions up to $1,000 per family.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up dependent care, dependent care flexible spending account, and up to a $25,000 lifetime maximum during your adoption, infertility, or surrogacy journey.
• Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities