ION SME Consultant m/f/d

ION SME – MarketView

£900 - £1,100 per day (inside IR35)

Emagine Consulting

London – Onsite 3 days a week

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

Overview:

Our client, a renowned investment bank with a global presence, is embarking on initiatives to expand its trading products and functionalities across global markets, with a particular focus on the US and APAC regions. As part of these endeavors, they are seeking an ION SME to play a pivotal role in enhancing their risk management capabilities and optimizing trading platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Spearhead initiatives to broaden the portfolio by expanding government bond trading initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with EMIR regulations through updates to trading platforms and infrastructure.

• Overhaul the outdated trading platform to accommodate additional functionalities and enhance user experience.

• Streamline integration processes and optimize platform performance.

• Integrate credit products with existing rates infrastructure in alignment with Bloomberg standards.

• Introduce new index derivatives trading flows, leveraging expertise in derivatives market dynamics.

Qualifications:

• Expert experience with ION core components including MarketView is essential.

• ION MMI knowledge to an SME Level (minimum 5 years)

• ION core platform, AQ, NegLib etc. knowledge to an SME Level (minimum 5 years)

• Extensive experience in platform optimisation and trading flow management.

• Solid understanding of Rates and Credit Bonds and derivatives products

• Solid Unix, SQL

• Experience of working in agile teams

• Strong practical application knowledge with a focus on market standards.

• Architectural background is beneficial

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”