PROFILE REQUIRED

• Hold a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or similar.
• Experience in an equity trading or sales role at an Investment Bank, on the High Touch, Program Trading or Electronic desk.
• Knowledge of trading Asian markets and market microstructure, including core fundamentals of algo-trading.
• Understanding of client relationships within the Asian Equities community, Institutional Asset Managers and hedge Funds.
• Good understanding of equities trading, algorithmic trading, micro-structure, transaction cost analysis, and associated trading parameters.
• Strong relationship, communication & organizational skills.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Bernstein (Société Générale Group) operates a fully client-aligned, agency only trading platform, built on broad liquidity access and cost agnostic routing to achieve best execution. As the largest global agency-only broker, we offer a comprehensive suite of equity trading products, complimented via our strategic partnership with Société Générale, with a core focus on delivering a best-in-class service to our diverse global client base. As we continue to expand our client coverage footprint across the APAC region, we are hiring for an equities low-touch client facing specialist to be based in Bernstein’s Singapore office.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination

• Perform sales, sales-trading and trading duties for the electronic trading desk through daily client coverage and execution activities related to algorithmic/portfolio trading business line.
• Communicate with clients on their orders: acknowledge receipt of orders, update on trading progress and performance, warn them of issues, stock and market news
• Monitor algorithm execution and performance, monitor trading alerts and risk controls on orders
• Manual intervention on algo trades to trouble shoot issues, handle exceptions
• Run performance reports: pre- and post-trades, TCA reports
• Advise users on algorithm usage on a daily basis
• Help build customized algorithmic solutions for customers
• Perform daily tasks: morning checks, monitor risk controls and client daily limits
• Develop knowledge of client needs and requirements and co-ordinate coverage effort in order to improve client experience and take-up of Bernstein’s low-touch trading solutions.
  The role offers the candidate the opportunity to grow client relationship management and trading experience in a fast-paced environment, and develop technical skills and product expertise in the domain of algorithmic and program trading.