Financing Solutions Agency Lending Trader, Vice President - Onsite

Overview

Who We Are Looking For We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Vice President to join our Securities Finance Agency Lending Trading team within Financing Solutions. The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional with deep expertise in securities lending, a strong understanding of global financial markets, and a proven ability to drive business growth with risk management at its core. You are a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can build strong relationships with institutional clients, internal stakeholders, and external counterparts.

This role is office-based with limited flex-work options.

Why this role is important to us. The team you will be joining is part of State Street Markets. As a leading provider of trading and lending solutions to the world’s institutional investors, we deliver innovative platforms, financing and portfolio solutions. Our capabilities are backed by proprietary research and indicators that power clients’ investment decisions, accelerate performance and help investors stay ahead of shifting markets.

As Vice President in our Agency Lending Trading team, you will:

• Respond to locates, value, price and execute securities lending transactions
• Develop tools and enhance trade structures to optimize capital and returns for clients
• Enhance electronic trading by contributing to the development of internal trading systems and optimizing connectivity with external platforms
• Develop and manage strong relationships with clients and borrowers, third-party vendors and platform providers
• Generate market colour and quantitative analysis to discuss themes with clients, internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with IT partners to innovate and improve existing processes and workflows, utilizing AI and LLM where possible
• Proactively engage with subject matter experts to monitor changes in tax and regulatory requirements, market trends and capital-efficient trading structures
• Work alongside Business Development and Relationship Management teams to provide portfolio revenue estimates, sales and marketing pitches
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and client meetings to promote the agency lending platform

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Strong problem‑solving, analytical and technical capability
• Solid understanding of financial resources, including RWA
• Ability to interpret and extract insights from large data sets
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Self‑motivated, curious, and proactive in developing ideas and skills
• Strong prioritization skills and adaptability in fast‑moving environments
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple initiatives
• Creative mindset with the ability to improve processes and drive meaningful change
• Ability to navigate securities lending contracts (e.g., GMSLA, MSLA) and proactively identify, escalate and mitigate risk

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Securities Finance Trader from an Agency Lending or Principal background
• A strong understanding of securities lending trading dynamics, market structure, regulation, and technology
• A solid grasp of bank capital, liquidity, and leverage constraints and how they impact securities finance businesses
• Quantitative skills to manipulate large datasets and deliver meaningful and actionable outputs
• Ability in VBA, SQL, Python or equivalent programming language is an advantage, although not a requirement

• Limited EMEA travel may be required

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law. Read our CEO Statement.

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