Chief Operating Officer - Equity Derivatives & Trading

Our Equity Derivatives and Trading team provides synthetic prime brokerage, securities financing, derivative products and services to meet the needs of a wide range of clients. We offer bespoke derivatives tailored to customer needs and customise hedging solutions, along with providing liquidity via market making and trading. Our division consists of approximately 120 front office staff globally, with major footprints in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, and Gurugram with the Chief Operating Officer function sitting at the centre of business strategy, technology, and operational delivery, driving platform scalability, digital processing, and front-to-back integration across Prime, Trading, and Execution.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

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We are seeking a senior Chief Operating Officer to partner with the head of Equity Derivatives & Trading and lead a technology-enabled business with a strong emphasis on Prime services, digital platform build-out and workflow automation.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of front office strategy, platform engineering, data and risk & control frameworks, with responsibility for shaping the future state digital & AI operation model for the business.

You will:

• Act as the strategic business partner to the business head, translating growth strategy into scalable, technology enabled operating models
• Drive end-to-end digitisation of trade lifecycle processes 
• Embed digital client workflows 
• Own business performance across revenue, cost base, capital usage, and returns
• Identify and proactively manage operational, regulatory, and client risks 
• Drive a high-performance culture and operating rhythm across a global organisation

What you offer

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• Experience in Equities/Synthetic Prime Brokerage businesses within investment banking or a trading firm
• Domain expertise in Equity Finance/Prime Brokerage (synthetic, securities lending, financing) or Equities Execution/Cash & Derivatives Trading or Delta One/Structured Equity products
• Proven track record as a Chief Operating Officer/Business Manager/Business Execution or similar senior leadership roles
• Demonstrated ability to deliver large scale technology and operating model transformation and lead platform build outs and digital modernisation programs
• Experience driving automation and efficiency at scale in high volume businesses
• Experience embedding robust risk and control frameworks in front-office environments
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including technology investment prioritisation
• Stakeholder management experience across front office and engineering teams. 

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Commodities and Global Markets

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Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base across Commodities, Financial Markets and Asset Finance.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.