Financial Markets/Vendors Vacancies

Last updated 9 March 2010

This global leader in Financial services ranging from risk management solutions to ratings and market data, is seeking an outstanding individual for Milan office.

Work with the Milan Sales Director to provide proactive pre-sales support as well as maintenance and relationship management of existing clients (post-sales) to retain and expand the customer base within the Italian territory.

· Work alongside the Sales Director to promote and sell data solutions to credit market clients, demonstrate account planning skills to relationship manage existing clients whilst delivering cross selling opportunities to add new business within a designated region, Ensure sales orders are correctly processed using the latest version contracts; client queries dealt with promptly; activities logged in Salesforce.com·

· Demonstrable sales skills/experience of working within a sales environment is desirable

· Previous knowledge of the Financial Sector and experience of using financial software applications is preferred

· Must have the ability to communicate clearly with large groups of people face to face and at a distance (using Webex)

· Ability to self-start, multi-task and manage conflicting priorities is essential

Please send cv in English and Italian and call for an initial confidential discussion.

This client sets the global benchmark for derivatives, empowering market participants with the most comprehensive and trusted multi asset derivatives pricing, revaluation and management tools available in the market. Their London HQ is now seeking to recruit an outstanding Sales professional to market their products in Italy and Spain. The ideal candidate must be fluent in Italian or Spanish and demonstrate records of success in a sales role in the Financial Markets, preferably with a vendor or a bank. Candidates should be familiar with the Southern region and should have an up to dated rollodex of contacts in the Risk Management and Trading desks of Financial Institutions . High level of energy, results oriented and available to travel is also a key part for this role.

.Please send your cv asap and don't hesitate to call us for an initial and confidential discussion.

For more than a decade this client has dedicated itself to transforming raw financial data into valuable market intelligence. They started to build a better way for the global financial community to access, and make use of, disparate financial data and their solution is now globally used and they now have offices in NY, London and opened their new office in Paris . Their global software development division is now also established in Paris and they are seeking to recruit their new Head of Database Infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will help them to manage and develop their database infrastructure from Paris (i.e working closely with the CEO). The servers would remain in NYC and London at this stage but the “brain” of the operation would be in Paris. The right candidate would have a strong Database background (Microsoft SQL preferred), strong scripting background (C#, .Net, perl) and would have managed a small team in a production environment (In a Bank? In an ecommerce company, or vendors like Reuters, IDC, etc.)

Please send your cv asap and don't hesitate to call us for an initial and confidential discussion.

This company was recently ranked the third fastest growing private software company in the US. Recent strategic investments by Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse attest to their strong business model. They are now increasing their global footprint with expansions in Europe and Asia. Their new UK office in London is now seeking to recruit rapidly an Implementation/Project Manager with an entrepreneur attitude to support their rapid growth in the UK and Europe.

The ideal candidate will be able to understand the business needs of their partners and design and implement solutions to meet their needs. This position engages the client throughout all phases, beginning with the sales process, during implementation and throughout the on-going relationship. The position interacts extensively with Product Management to define the requirements and direction of products for the European market.

· Demonstrated success in providing solutions within the financial services data processing industry

· An understanding of high frequency trading and the associated strategic challenges facing the industry is a plus

· Expert knowledge in implementation of vendor-based enterprise or systems software solutions at customer sites

· Proven experience with FIX protocol; technical knowledge of FIX at the level of tagging and transport protocols (login, logout, resend requests, message sequence numbers, etc).

· Knowledge of UNIX tools and utilities; vi/emacs, telnet, tracert, cron jobs, etc.

· Understanding of basic networking concepts; ip/port, tcp and udp, acls use of switches and routers, etc.

This is a client facing role, therefore you will be at ease at developing outstanding relationships with Prime Brokers and similar financial institutions.

This is a very good opportunity to join a fast growing company and pursue a career with state of the art solutions. Please send your cv and don't hesitate to call us for an initial and confidential discussion.

The company has been a world leader for over 20 years in designing and developing solutions for mission critical environments. Reliability and competence in designing and developing innovative solutions, supported by huge investments in research and development, have resulted in an enabling platform on which their solutions are based. Their UK office is now seeking a pre sales to actively help grow the company in the the UK Tier1 & 2 arena.

Dynamic and self motivated pre sales professional with significant experience of sell side electronic trading with Tier1,Tier2 financial institutions in the UK .

The role includes working closely with the Sales manager defining and driving new product initiatives and business level solutions in the area of electronic trading.

The role also includes workshop, product demonstrations, teamwork, participating actively in the sales process, maintaining first class support , collaboration with team member for the implementation of the projects.

The ideal candidate will have a few years of experience in a similar role preferably in the electronic trading arena and a good knowledge of financial services; Extensive knowledge of all aspects of electronic trading . A good knowledge of equities would be a clear plus. Experience from GL Trade, Fidessa is preferred.

SALES DIRECTOR- EMS/Trading Connectivity- London- OTE :200k£ based on exp

Global worldwide leader in Financial trading solutions and systems is seeking to recruit an experienced Sales Director to manage their international sales and pre sales team. Ideal Profile: Trading background at broker or vendor, excellent people manager, proven and successful experience of management of international sales team (8 sales &pre sales to manage in the UK , some European countries ,and Middle East) and achieve over target results. A strong knowledge of connectivity, EMS/OMS, and financial asset classes is a pre requisite. They are looking for someone who will have a hands-on approach, and lead from the front, as well as organize and motivate the teams in order to generate significant revenue and growth from new and existing accounts in the region. The role reports directly to a member of the board

Please send your cv asap and don't hesitate to call us for an initial and confidential discussion.

Our client has an exciting range of software, analytics and information products and they are both profitable and growing quickly.

They now need someone to oversee and manage a significant part of their business at major investment banks throughout EMEA, and to act as number two globally. The role will particularly focus on relationship building and taking ownership of senior level clients and delivery of new products derived from an understanding of their needs. The role will involve working on a strategic level with the Product Director The successful candidate will have the necessary gravitas and goal-oriented working style to succeed in longer term planning and business growth. A consultative and pro-active approach is essential, together with the ability to generate ideas independently. Excellent interpersonal skills and coaching skills are also required. This is a career role within an exciting company and a career path : future progression to Product Director with P&L responsibilities.

Please send your cv and don't hesitate to call us for an initial and confidential discussion.

Pour soutenir son développement, notre client, société internationale leader de la fourniture de données financières sur internet, recherche pour son site parisien un Senior développeur C#.

Le site, basé sur Paris, est consacré aux projets de recherche appliquée et de développement expérimental dans le domaine notamment du développement de logiciels applicatifs d’analyse et de gestion de portefeuille financier en utilisant les dernières technologies Microsoft (C#/WPF).

Les développements sont conduits selon les méthodes Agile (SCRUM combiné à XP) et les ressources participent activement à la vie du projet dans une ambiance collaborative.

Le poste:

En tant Senior Développeur que vous êtes un élément clé de l’équipe dont vous être le moteur.Vous êtes responsable de :

· Travailler en relation avec les gestionnaires produits afin d’apporter des solutions innovantes qui pourront répondre de façon plus appropriée aux besoins des clients

· Développer des logiciels applicatif d’analyse et de gestion de portefeuille financier en suivant les principes de développement Agile. Vous participez à l’ensemble des activités du projet, depuis la définition du besoin au déploiement des solutions (design, codage, test et documentation)

· Supporter les membres de l’équipe en leur apportant votre expertise et vos méthodes

· L’amélioration des méthodes et bonnes pratiques de développement (règle de codage, design patterns…)

· Suivre l’évolution des technologies et participer à la validation de nouveaux concepts

I Ils souhaitent pour ce poste, central dans leur stratégie de croissance, une personne à fort potentiel, capable d’inscrire son développement personnel dans le développement de l' offre produit en évoluant vers de plus importantes responsabilités.

Expérience et compétences

Justifiant d’une expérience de cinq ans en programmation objet, vous maîtrisez l’environnement .NET et le C#. Idéalement vous possédez une première expérience en WPF.

Vous avez une connaissance approfondie du design orienté objet, des architectures Web ainsi que des systèmes distribués et multi-process. Vous comprenez les systèmes de base de données et la modélisation des bases relationnelles.

Enthousiaste et muni d’un bon relationnel, votre capacité à travailler en groupe fait de vous un élément moteur de l’animation de l’équipe.

Vous faites également preuve d’autonomie dans vos prises de décision et savez résoudre des problèmes complexes.

Attaché au détail, vous êtes aussi capable d’intervenir sur plusieurs projets en parallèle.

For more than a decade this client has dedicated itself to transforming raw financial data into valuable market intelligence. They started to build a better way for the global financial community to access, and make use of, disparate financial data and their solution is now globally used and they now have offices in NY, London and soon PAris . They are now establishing their software development division in Paris and are seeking to recruit their new senior and junior developers to run the development of their new products .

The ideal candidate must have exposure and experience in recent technologies: .NET, SQL , Agile methodologies, eXtreme Programming etc. Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks in time-critical situations. . Must be able to read/communicate code/development issues with technical resources and decision makers. Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate cross-functionally. You will be joining a fast growing team of specialists in a very dynamic environment, client focused and service oriented. Fluency in French and English will be required.