FX Electronic Trading Integration Specialist

• Company

  Bloomberg

• Location

  UK-London

• Remuneration

  Negotiable

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  25-Feb-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1167942

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced FX professional to join the FX Integration team, a global team responsible for buy side and sell side client integration services. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter, comfortable in a demanding, client-driven environment.

Responsibilities will include:

-Thorough knowledge of Bloomberg's STP offerings and capabilities for both buy-side and sell-side to explain and guide customers to best implementation to meet their business needs
-In-depth understanding of Bloomberg FX offering for the sell-side banks and brokers in order to on-board them as electronic liquidity providers on the platform
-Constant interaction with buy-side and sell-side customers, in addition to OMS and TMS vendors as project manager for STP implementation
-Configuration, enablement, beta testing and production release for integration projects
-Develop ongoing knowledge of platform and FX market happenings to identify system issues and propose product enhancements

-This role will work closely with Sales, Business and R&D. The successful candidates(s) will be detail oriented, focused and capable of managing all aspects of the position pertaining to his/her region

Qualifications / Requirements

-Foreign Exchange market knowledge and experience with a trading platform, OMS/TMS or integration project management is a pre-requisite
-Excellent communication and problem solving skills with a customer focused attitude
-Self motivated with ability to multi-task and prioritize in demanding situations
-Advanced interpersonal and teamwork skills
-Knowledge/experience with FX trade life cycle and STP workflow
-Knowledge of FIX protocol, light programming and/or technical aptitude is beneficial

The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.