HIGH TOUCH SALES-TRADER - ZURICH

DETAILS:

Role: High Touch Sales-trader

Duration: Permanent contract

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Zurich

KEPLER CHEUVREUX:

Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company that specialises in Research, Execution, Fixed Income and Credit, Structured Solutions, Corporate Finance, and Asset Management.

The Group employs around 600 people and is present in 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich.

Group key figures:

• 1st independent European equity broker.
• EUR1.5bn of equities traded on average daily.
• 1st Equity Research coverage in Continental Europe.
• 1st Country Research (Institutional Investor 2023).
• 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US.
• 600 employees.
• 1,300 institutional clients.

YOUR TASKS:

• Working in the Equity division of Kepler Cheuvreux covering Global institutional clients ;
• Work within the High Touch Sales-trading Equity team in Zurich ;
• Successful track record of managing, developing and retaining international client relationships ;
• Marketing our Global Execution Franchise to existing clients (ETFs, Portfolio trading, Low-Touch & High-touch) ;
• Coverage of Swiss clients ;
• Manage orders on behalf of clients with our traders across Europe ;
• Optimize the search for liquidity for our clients; using low touch platform and agency blocks ;
• Communicate on the performance of our execution ;
• Keep clients informed of market movements, and developments ;
• Work with Technology, helping shape our product and platform ;
• Work with Market Structure team to keep clients informed of developments across this landscape ;
• Identifying and generation of leads for prospective new clients ;
• Account management.

YOUR PROFILE & SKILLS:

• Dynamic & forward thinking ;
• Excellent interpersonal skills ;
• Customer-oriented (relationship building) ;
• Self-driven & proactive ;
• Autonomous but appreciates teamwork ;
• Good knowledge of financial markets: Initial experience in equity markets ;
• Good knowledge of algorithms ;
• Strong capacity for technology, analysis and synthesis ;
• Education: Business School or University with a specialisation in Market Finance & quantitative analysis ;
• Fluent in English, German & Swiss German.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

• Between 2 and 3 rounds of interviews: both fit and technical questions
• You will need a flexible and creative approach in order to flourish in our international environment and succeed with our diverse client base. If you possess these qualities and would like to be part of Kepler Cheuvreux’s story, then come and join us!
• Please note that Kepler Cheuvreux promotes equal opportunity. All applications will be given due consideration.