Senior Manager

Senior Manager for Middle Office HQ

The Middle Office Operations department’s purpose is to ensure a scalable and efficient global operation that enhances client experience across the full value chain and reduces cost & complexity.

As our new team member you will be working closely with a team of professionals located primarily in Copenhagen and refer to the head of Middle Office. The team is responsible for being the intermediary between Saxo’s Front Office and Processing teams, providing support to the Trading and Sales functions. Middle office provides the Segregation of Duties for Saxo’s operational functions, being Second line of defense for solving complex queries, and improving procedures in general.

Among others you will be responsible for:

• Point of escalation for Markets, Sales and Client Services, providing SME knowledge to ensure issues are resolved efficiently.
• Assessing the risk of tasks and knowledge in prioritising and escalating accordingly.
• Effective/ Regular communication with stakeholders to streamline processes and share these with the team so they become best practice.
• Taking responsibility for ad-hoc admin duties and small projects as instructed by the Team Lead and Head Middle Office.
• Carrying out any additional tasks for which the qualifications and experience of a Middle Office team member are suited as directed by the stakeholders and clients of Saxo Bank AS.
• Developing and maintaining business documentation.
• Working with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver on projects as defined by Team Lead and Head of Middle office.
• Being the front runner on projects involvement in new business with Ops. impact

General responsibilities:

• Promoting at all times the interests of Saxo Bank AS.
• Consistently achieving results.
• Complying with all applicable guidelines and instructions by the Management pertaining to the work in the  Middle Office role
• Complying with Saxo Bank AS’s prevailing Security Policy and Business Procedures.
• Complying with the legislation in force at all times.
• Open to learning new products and processes as they become part of the Middle Office function
• Being flexible to change as the team matures reacting in the best interests of the team and Saxo Bank A/S

Your profile
As a person you come across as a confident and highly motivated individual with a strong background in Operations and preferably experience within a Middle Office. You must be able to build strong internal and external relationships

Further we are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• Min. 3 years of financial industry experience in a similar role (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of Cash managements and experience supporting a Treasury/Financing function (preferred)
• Sound knowledge of financial products offered by Saxo - FX, Equities, Bonds, CFDs, Cash and Derivatives (preferred)
• Up-to-date knowledge of financial markets.
• Experience of Middle Office functions.
• Commitment to providing excellent customer and stakeholder service.
• Positive attitude towards clients and colleagues.
• The ability to use own initiative effectively, when appropriate.
• Ability to work well under pressure and perform comfortably in high-stress environments, consistently achieving targets.
• Efficient team player with ability to work on your own when appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Commitment to own professional development.
• Good credit history and a clean criminal record.
• Eligibility to work in Denmark.
• Satisfactory completion of Saxo Bank AS’s pre-employment checks.
• Project experience (Desirable)
• Degree in business, finance, accounting or economics (Desirable).

We offer
First and foremost, we offer more than just a job; being an employee in Saxo Bank is an opportunity to invest in your future. In addition, you get:

• A chance to join a truly growth-embracing culture, which will commit to helping you grow personally and professionally
• An opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, very ambitious and, at the same time, informal and pleasant working environment
• An attractive salary plus benefits package

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