Capital Markets – Front Office / Middle Office
Role Overview:
The Functional SME – FO/MO provides domain expertise across trade capture, execution, risk monitoring, P&L, position management, and trade validation.
The SME ensures smooth trade flow from Front Office order management/execution platforms into Middle Office risk and confirmation systems, and provides functional guidance for transformation, automation, and control improvement initiatives.
The role also acts as a bridge between Trading Desks, Risk, Back Office, and IT teams for system implementations, process redesigns, and operational optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
Functional Expertise:
Act as domain authority for Front Office (trading/execution) and Middle Office (trade validation, P&L, risk, and position management).
Monitor trade lifecycle from order capture to confirmation, ensuring timely trade enrichment, validation, and exception handling.
Support intraday P&L, risk, and exposure reporting for equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.
Oversee trade allocation, confirmation, and limit checks, working closely with FO and BO teams.
Process Optimization & Transformation:
Document As-Is and To-Be processes across FO/MO workflows.
Identify automation, STP improvement, and control optimization opportunities.
Define business and functional requirements, participate in system rollouts and enhancements (e.g., Murex upgrade, Bloomberg TOMS migration).
Conduct UAT/SIT, process validation, and post-implementation support.
Risk, Control & Compliance:
Ensure trade validation controls are implemented and monitored.
Validate limit breaches, margin requirements, and risk exceptions.
Support regulatory compliance (MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR, Dodd-Frank).
Partner with Risk and Compliance teams for intraday and EOD risk reporting.
Stakeholder Management:
Serve as SME liaison between trading desks, middle/back-office teams, risk, finance, and IT.
Provide domain guidance for system integrations (OMS → EMS → MO risk system → BO settlement).
Lead workshops, training sessions, and knowledge transfer for new processes or systems.
Prepare management reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
Key Deliverables:
Process Maps (As-Is / To-Be)
Functional Specification / Business Requirement Documents
Risk & Control Matrices
Trade Validation and Reconciliation Reports
UAT/Test Case Documentation and Sign-Offs
Transformation / Automation Recommendations
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Commerce, or related field. MBA / CFA / FRM preferred.
Experience:
8–15 years in Capital Markets, with strong FO/MO operations exposure.
Hands-on experience with trade capture, execution, risk, P&L, and position management.
Multi-asset class exposure (Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives).
Experience in system implementation, migration, or transformation projects.
Functional Expertise Areas:
Domain Core Responsibilities
Front Office (FO) Trade capture, order routing, execution, allocations, limit checks, P&L tracking
Middle Office (MO) Trade validation, confirmation, intraday P&L & risk reporting, exception management
Risk & Compliance Limit monitoring, margin & collateral checks, regulatory compliance
Process & Automation As-Is/To-Be documentation, STP optimization, automation, control enhancements.
Applications / Tools Expertise:
Front Office / Order Management Systems (OMS/EMS):
Trade Capture & Routing Ullink UL Bridge / OMS, Fidessa JTP, Bloomberg TOMS, FlexTrade, ION Trading, Charles River IMS, Aladdin OMS
Execution & Connectivity Refinitiv FXall, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, SimCorp Dimension
Middle Office / Trade Validation & Risk Platforms:
Trade Validation & Risk Murex MX.3, Calypso / Adenza, Summit, Sophis, Front Arena, Misys FusionInvest
Confirmation & Matching Omgeo CTM, MarkitSERV, Traiana Harmony, ICE Link, DTCC DerivSERV
Collateral & Margin Ops TriOptima, AcadiaSoft, CloudMargin, Algo Collateral
Reporting, Analytics & Automation:
Reporting & MI Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, Excel VBA, SQL, Python (basic)
Automation UiPath, Alteryx, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere
Workflow & Documentation MS Visio, ARIS, Signavio, JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow
Regulatory & Compliance Tools:
Tools for limit monitoring, risk reporting, collateral management, and regulatory reporting (e.g., EMIR Reporting Tool, SFTR reporting systems, MiFID II Trade Reporting Platforms).
Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Ability to work with cross-functional and global teams.
Experience leading workshops and providing functional guidance to technical teams.
Strong control and governance mindset.
Preferred Exposure:
Consulting or advisory experience in operations transformation, FO/MO due diligence, or platform migration.
Participation in system migration / OMS upgrades (Fidessa → Bloomberg TOMS, Murex/Calypso).
Exposure to STP optimization, API integration, and workflow automation.
Familiarity with cross-asset derivatives, FX, and multi-asset P&L attribution processes.
Regulatory Awareness MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR, Dodd-Frank
Preferred Background Investment Banks, Prime Brokers, or Advisory Firms
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