Fixed Income Electronic Trading Lead
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About the Role
CFI Financial Group is seeking a Fixed Income Electronic Trading Lead to lead the electronic trading project from planning through go-live. The role involves configuring fixed income instruments, managing pricing feed integrations, and ensuring compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the Fixed Income electronic trading project from planning through go live, managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder coordination
- Define the fixed income technical and operational roadmap
- Work closely with Risk, Operations, IT, and Compliance teams across all project phases
- Configure fixed income instruments across trading, pricing, back office, and client facing platforms
- Manage pricing feed integrations, FIX/API connectivity, and execution workflow validation
- Maintain instrument static data standards including ISIN mapping, coupon schedules, and settlement parameters
- Design and document end to end trade lifecycle and settlement workflows
- Establish exception handling and reconciliation procedures
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, reporting, and audit trail requirements
- Monitor platform performance, operational KPIs, and fill quality post launch
- Identify and resolve workflow or system inefficiencies
- Provide ongoing support to trading, operations, and client facing teams
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in fixed income operations, electronic trading, or capital markets technology
- Experience launching or configuring bond trading capabilities within banks, brokerages, or trading platforms
- Strong understanding of bond trading mechanics, settlement cycles, liquidity models, and fixed income workflows
- Hands on experience with system configuration, FIX/API connectivity, and STP trade flows
- Strong project management, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
- Comfortable working in fast paced electronic markets environments
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Who we are
- CFI Financial Group is an award winning trading provider with over 25 years of experience and multiple offices worldwide.
Job Description
- We are hiring a talented Fixed Income Electronic Trading Lead professional to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Fixed Income electronic trading project from planning through go live, managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder coordination
- Define the fixed income technical and operational roadmap
- Work closely with Risk, Operations, IT, and Compliance teams across all project phases
- Configure fixed income instruments across trading, pricing, back office, and client facing platforms
- Manage pricing feed integrations, FIX/API connectivity, and execution workflow validation
- Maintain instrument static data standards including ISIN mapping, coupon schedules, and settlement parameters
- Design and document end to end trade lifecycle and settlement workflows
- Establish exception handling and reconciliation procedures
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, reporting, and audit trail requirements
- Monitor platform performance, operational KPIs, and fill quality post launch
- Identify and resolve workflow or system inefficiencies
- Provide ongoing support to trading, operations, and client facing teams
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in fixed income operations, electronic trading, or capital markets technology
- Experience launching or configuring bond trading capabilities within banks, brokerages, or trading platforms
- Strong understanding of bond trading mechanics, settlement cycles, liquidity models, and fixed income workflows
- Hands on experience with system configuration, FIX/API connectivity, and STP trade flows
- Strong project management, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
- Comfortable working in fast paced electronic markets environments
Why join CFI?
- We’re a fast growing, multinational company
- Competitive salaries and benefits
- Work and learn with industry professions
- Supportive and collaborative environment
- Unlimited opportunities for growth and development
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