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Up to Director, Equity Trader, Markets

Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan

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Seniority
Director
Country
JP
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
27 Sept 2026

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The Trader is a senior level position responsible for overseeing a trading book and managing book risk, in coordination with the Trading team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure book trades deliver on budgeted revenues, and to coordinate with key stakeholders to develop the trading franchise.

In this role, you’re expected to:

Oversee a trading book as a Senior trader and generate revenues and manage risk for the respective business

Build and maintain a franchise and connect with key clients

Coordinate with Sales, Research, CMand and other organizations across Markets and Securities Services and the broader business

Trade a book and deliver on budgeted revenues and manage book risk

Establish and maintain key relationships to deliver trades to the desk

Anticipate client demand in each respective product/market and facilitate large client trades

Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise and manage and mentor junior traders as needed

Leading 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.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

15+ years of experience in a related role

In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients

Proven history of successful trading book management

Required licensing and registrations as applicable

Advance analytical and numerical competency

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to analyze and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties

Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities

Education:

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading ------------------------------------------------------

Job Family:

Trading ------------------------------------------------------

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.

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