Financial Trading Specialist

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Apply locations Stamford, Connecticut time type Full time posted on Posted 11 Days Ago job requisition id REQ-230396 At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care now with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. 
We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.
We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
Senior Derivatives Trader
As an Investments team member, you’ll play a key role in the innovative investment strategies that enable our company and our financial products to serve our customers and their families when they need us most – now and in the future.
Derivatives at Genworth is a strategic resource, employed to manage risk to capital and earnings. You will be part of a larger team responsible for understanding the business context, considering alternative solutions, gaining approval for execution of a preferred program within approval constraints, executing and booking trades and making sure that all downstream reports and processes reflect positions. Trade derivative products including rates, currency, equity and related tools such as Treasuries
Book trades and ensure valuation and risk information flows to all downstream systems
Adhere to limits and policies
Understand longer-term developments in products, uses, regulation and market structure
Contribute to optimization of portfolio, considering transaction cost, accounting, capital, cash and collateral constraints
Collaborate with Risk Management and Portfolio Management to understand multiple dimensions of business challenge, goals and constraints to shape recommendations
Bachelor’s Degree in an analytical discipline
~Understanding of derivatives environment including dealers and exchanges, products, end users and their applications, regulation, accounting, operations, and governance
~ Understanding of financial theory, derivative math and models
~ Creative thinker who works well in a team-oriented environment
~ Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded)
Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) is a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and solutions that help families address the financial challenges of aging. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, we apply our nearly 150 years of experience each day to helping people navigate caregiving options and fund their long term care needs. Genworth is also the parent company of publicly traded Enact Holdings, Inc. (S. mortgage insurance provider. From time to time Enact separately releases financial and other information about its operations. That’s why we’re committed to creating a work environment that fosters inclusion, excellence, improvement and connection. We know each employee contributes in their own unique way and we’re dedicated to supporting every one of them to help them reach their full potential.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.