Executive Director, Fixed Income Financing

Wells Fargo & Company•New York, NY

1d•$215,000 - $355,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking an Executive Director level trader to join our Fixed Income Financing (FIF) department. FIF provides client financing solutions, secured funding and collateral optimization to clients of the Markets Division and across Corporate and Investment Banking. Products include repo, reverse repo, and total return swaps. FIF has offices in New York, Charlotte, Dublin, London & Hong Kong.

Requirements

7+ years of Securities Trading experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice To Haves

8+ years of relevant global credit financing experience, specifically in repos and securities lending
Established deep relationships with counterparty types: hedge funds, asset manager, insurance companies and banks.
A BS/BA degree or higher in business administration, economics, finance, or related field
Strong understanding of modelling and trading
Solid creative and strategic thinking skills
Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail
Prior management experience is a plus but not required
Familiarity with Bloomberg terminal
Good communication skills as the job will require frequent interaction internal stakeholders and senior management
Resilient and proven business builder with strategic vision
Experience with Calypso for booking and Risk management

Responsibilities

Assume global responsibility for building and managing a corporate credit financing business
Drive originations and assist with the full spectrum of functions associated with the build-out of a marketable securities financing business: (including but not limited to) credit risk management, operational risk management, infrastructure development, governance and procedures
Participate in the complete life cycle of credit financing transactions - from sourcing supply to document negotiation and risk monitoring.
Maintain and strengthen deep relationships in the marketplace, spanning a broad selection of counterparty types: hedge funds, asset managers, insurance companies and banks.
Advise leadership to develop objectives, plans, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and technical needs
Assist clients with financial goals
Lead the strategy and resolution of some of the most complex and significant challenges across Securities Trading
Deliver solutions that are long-term, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and resolution
Act as a top subject matter expert in the financing markets for investment grade, high yield and distressed corporate bonds to lead complex, innovative, and diverse initiatives with high risk or with significant scope, cost, and benefits
Collaborate and consult with internal partners and managers
Serve as an expert advisor to leadership, working collaboratively with Credit Sales & Trading, Macro, and Prime Finance
Represent the company externally in industry networking events