Trading Support Manager

Pictet is an investment-led service company, offering wealth management, asset management and related services.

We are an independent investment partnership known for our long-term mindset, responsible approach to business and entrepreneurial spirit. These principles have defined us since 1805. For our clients, colleagues, and wider society, we always aim to do the right thing and honour our commitment to enduring quality.

With more than CHF 686 billion in assets under management or custody as of December 31st 2023, Pictet is today one of the leading Europe-based independent wealth and asset managers.

The Group is headquartered in Geneva, where its activities began, and employs more than 5000 employees. With 30 offices, it is also present in Amsterdam, Basel, Barcelona, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel-Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona, Shanghai, New York and Zurich.

**Your team**:
The **Pictet Group** is one of the world’s leading independent wealth and asset managers. Founded in 1805 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Group is represented at 30 offices in financial centres worldwide, and currently employs over 5200 people. Pictet has been present since 1989 in Luxembourg, where it employs over 700 people.

**Pictet Trading & Sales** provides direct access to global markets, offering bespoke trading solutions across a wide range of asset classes. Our sales traders, IT specialists, strategists and quant analysts are supported by a full suite of risk and control functions as well as the latest technology capabilities.

**PTS **Europe is recruiting a **Trading Support Manager** to strengthen our business support capabilities and assist the Head of Operations of the Luxembourg trading room. The Head of Operations and the new employee cover a wide range of topics directly impacting the day-to-day operations of the desk, ranging from the improvement of existing processes to the complete creation of new activities.

As a **Trading Support Manager**, you will fully engage in this constant improvement process and related change management requirements. Additionally, you will also be responsible to oversee incidents resolutions and to supervise outsourced Middle Office functions. To fulfil these duties, you will be required to:
[a] Analyse trading data sets and produce the relevant output;
[d] Run local controls of outsourced activities;
[c] Participate to projects impacting PTS Europe;
[b] Coordinate with the relevant stakeholders to solve identified issues.

You will join a dynamic team with ambitious growth objectives. The position is at Senior level, with a high degree of visibility across the business line. Your responsibilities clearly mark you as a key stakeholder in the success of PTS Europe.

**Your role**:

- Support the Head of Operations of PTS Europe on project management for the EU trading desk.
- Deploy and run the oversight framework for outsourced activities linked to PTS EU (i.e., KPI/KRI collection and reporting).
- Participate in testing campaigns linked to PTS trading tools.
- Interact with Front to Back Office staff and IT support to monitor trading incidents resolution.
- Control and analyse data linked the activities of our EU desk.

**Your profile**:
Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role within a medium to large Financial Institution

Technical & soft skills
- Good knowledge of financial products, trading and sales activities.
- Strong data analysis capabilities and related tools proficiency (SQL, Tableau, XLS ).
- Previous experience as a project manager strongly required.
- Autonomous with problem-solving skills.
- Excellent presentation and organisational skills.
- First-class interpersonal skills and a team-player.

Language skills
- Fluent in French and English; German would be a plus.

**Note**:
We will not accept any CVs from agencies.

**Flexible and modern ways of working**

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote the well-being of our employees through a set of flexible working arrangements, ranging from a work-from-home policy for eligible functions to opportunities for annualised part-time leave and extended parental leave.

**Diversity & Inclusion**:
**_Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace._