Specialist Business Manager (Rates and Credit)

TL;DR

Specialist Business Manager (Rates and Credit): Supporting Rates and Credit product and strategy in FICC businesses with an accent on liaison between trading, product, coverage, and sales teams. Focus on strengthening operational resilience, designing regulatory-compliant controls, and delivering strategic insights from product performance data.

Location: London (Hybrid Working)

Company

Leading UK bank transforming finance through investment in technology and colleagues.

What you will do

• Act as primary liaison between key product partners and Heads of Rates and Credit for effective delivery of Global Markets product and Board metrics.
• Serve as end-to-end Rates and Credit subject matter expert, connecting Product, Coverage, and Sales to drive business and client outcomes.
• Partner with Technology and Transformation to strengthen operational resilience and implement regulatory-compliant control frameworks.
• Own and improve product governance, documentation, and ensure risk, conduct, and resilience obligations are met.
• Deliver high-quality updates to leadership, collaborating with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Coverage, Credit, and Data teams.
• Champion technology innovation and responsible automation to streamline processes and optimise efficiency.

Requirements

• 10+ years proven experience in FICC businesses with strong Rates and Credit product knowledge.
• Success coordinating complex, multi-jurisdictional programmes.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret product performance, KPIs, and financial metrics into strategic insights.
• Knowledge of Rates and Credit regulations including MiFID II, Dodd Frank.
• Ability to design controls, prioritise under pressure, and manage incidents.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working and job share options.
• Generous pension up to 15%, performance bonus, share schemes.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, discounted shopping, wellbeing initiatives.
• Generous parental leave, menopause health package, Working with Cancer Initiative.
• Reasonable adjustments for disabilities, Disability Confident Leader with guaranteed interviews for eligible applicants.