Director, High Touch Sales Trader, Markets at Citigroup in Japan

Director, High Touch Sales Trader, Markets Location: Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan The Sales Trader is a senior-level position responsible for assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets, as well as in providing strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and other types of financial transactions in coordination with the Institutional Banking team. The Director Sales Trader also serves as an intermediary in trading for clients. The overall objective of this role is to act as strategic advisor to our clients by formulating investment strategies and raising capital for clients. Responsibilities: Market Citigroup’s execution capabilities, contribute to team strategy and deliver a high level of customer service Develop new relationships, cement current relationships and share existing relationships with Citi colleagues Offer certain client full sales trading plus trading coverage and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and internal policy Develop client from acquisition to ownership of high profile institutional accounts Lead strong governance and controls Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency. Qualifications: 15+ years of sales trading experience In-depth knowledge of equity analysis, market dynamics and fundamentals, In-depth knowledge of financial institutions asset classes and products Proven client relationships and institutional client-specific knowledge Knowledge of equity trading, trading strategies, the market place and market issues Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication Proven negotiation and persuasion skills and fluency in additional languages preferred Education: Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience Master's degree preferred ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Institutional Sales ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Investor Sales ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi. View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.