Permanent, full-time, hybrid (3 days per week in an office) #LI-Hybrid #LI-SD1

Company: StoneX Financial Limited.

Reports to: Head of Distressed & Leveraged Credit Sales, EMEA.

Position Purpose:  Build presence in Distressed & Leveraged Credit (incl., loans, HY, claims, reorg equity) in the UK to complement our US platform and support EMEA build. Develop & manage Institutional Fixed Income team, broadening the product mix and client base from London into the UK & Europe. Promote the firm’s products and services.

Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Understanding and compliance with FCA conduct rules, including acting with integrity and delivering good outcomes for retail customers
• Responsible for the growth and management of the corporate product.
• Thorough product and market knowledge across performing and distressed loans, HY, claims and reorg equity.
• Leverage credit Sales & Trading experience & relationships to drive activity & enhance trading opportunities.
• Develop strategies to prudently expand the business. Broadening depth of desk coverage and product offering.
• Senior fixed income salesperson with established book of key relationships: CLO/hedge fund/asset manager/insurance/pension/family office and/or bank relationships.
• Interact with clients and provide real-time coverage as part of a team.
• Actively market fixed income inventory & communicate trade ideas to institutional customer base using multiple analytical tools & methodologies.
• Provide institutional solutions to deepen existing relationships, drive new client opportunities and grow profitability.
• Onboard new clients, whilst managing, developing, and enhancing existing client relationships of the firm.
• Frequent business travel for client and prospect meetings as well client entertainment.
• Cross sell broader StoneX capabilities, encouraging buy in from relevant stakeholders across the group.
• Support the build out of the Fixed Income platform, integrating newly onboarded client workflows into existing infrastructure and newly implemented systems.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.

• This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or mathematics preferred.
• Min 10 years’ experience fixed income sales, specialising in performing and distressed loans and HY credit.
• Must be an FCA Approved Person, or have a FINRA Series 7, 63 and 57 licenses.
• Strong, ongoing interest in the financial markets with an emphasis on a dealer’s front-office Sales & Trading environment.
• Strong communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Always maintaining the highest-level of Integrity.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel. 
• Proficient with Bloomberg and OMS Platforms.
• Strong analytical skillset, able to display sound judgement and commercial mindset.
• Strong work ethic, with an emphasis on attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel to visit clients.
• Understanding of the current regulatory environment and the impacts of regulatory change on this business and its client base.
• Able to work within a team structure, but able to operate autonomously to lead initiatives and provide complex solutions to client base.
• Desire to work as part of a broader global team across disparate geographies.
• Multi-lingual a strong plus, but not required.

Class:  Full-time, exempt

Location:  Moore House, 120 London Wall, London

Physical requirements/Working conditions:

• Climate controlled office environment
• Dynamic, time-sensitive, trading room environment

“Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Persons role, subject to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”) and the Investments Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR).

The Senior Managers Regime entered into force for solo regulated firms on 9^th December 2019 and the Investments Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) on 1^st January 2022.

The Certification Regime entered into force for solo regulated firms on 31^st March 2021.

Under SMCR and IFPRR, StoneX Financial Ltd (“SFL”) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Material Risk Takers and Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to perform their role.

From 31 July 2023, all senior managers are responsible for ensuring that the business of SFL complies with the requirements of the Consumer Duty on an ongoing basis and are accountable for the outcomes retail customers are experiencing, in line with their accountability under SMCR.

Under the regulations and guidance issued by the FCA, firms must have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

• honesty, integrity and reputation;
• financial soundness; and
• competence and capability.

In order to comply with the requirements of the SMCR, SFL must take reasonable steps to ensure that a person does not perform either a Senior Manager or Certified Role without first being assessed/certified as being fit and proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the fit and proper requirements as described above.

The assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.”

SMCR type: CP

Material Risk Taker Role = No