Agency CMO Trader

Join Barclays as an Agency CMO Trader. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will lead trade execution and risk management across a defined portfolio of Agency MBS and related instruments, with a particular focus on Agency CMO structures. You will drive the Agency CMO business in close coordination with sales distribution and local and global trading management. Leveraging a strong understanding of liquidity provision, market-making dynamics, hedging strategies, and portfolio risk management, you will support revenue growth while maintaining disciplined risk-taking.

To be successful as an Agency CMO Trader, you should have experience with:

• Generating Agency CMO trade ideas based on market conditions, supply-demand dynamics, prepayment analysis, and structural alpha

• Delivering client solutions, manage new-issue risk, and support Agency deal execution

• Engaging with clients across Agency pass-throughs, specified pools, and CMOs

• Providing active liquidity in both primary and secondary markets while operating within established risk parameters

• Evaluating prepayment behavior and manage mortgage convexity risk using rates, MBS, volatility, and hedging instruments in line with regulatory and internal guidelines

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail

• Effective communication skills for interfacing with various teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute tasks under time-sensitive conditions

• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to partner across functions to drive outcomes

• High degree of accountability, integrity, and ownership in support of revenue and business goals

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in our New York, NY office.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

Minimum Salary: $150,000

Maximum Salary: $250,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To execute trades and manage risk within a defined portfolio of financial instruments and staying informed about market trends and developments to make informed trading decisions. 

Accountabilities

• Execution of buy and sell orders or pricing of liquidity in various financial instruments while adhering to the bank's trading strategies and risk parameters.
• Monitoring and analysis of global financial markets, economic indicators, news, and geopolitical events to identify trading opportunities and assess market risks.
• Management and monitoring of the risk associated with the trading portfolio and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal risk management guidelines.
• Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to gather insights and information for trading decisions.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.