Derivative Operations Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the derivative operations position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance to both direct and indirect staff across the Derivative practice, fostering an environment that encourages participation, teamwork and communications.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Good knowledge of ISDA definitions and the OTC derivatives market/product suite
• OTC Derivatives knowledge across multiple asset classes, including sensitivity analysis (pv01, delta, gamma, vega, theta, rho, etc,..) and how these are calculated and used to analyze OTC valuations
• A proactive, pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Experience in Bloomberg, Reuters, other trading or risk mgmt platforms
• Experience leading small to medium-sized software engineering teams
• Java, C#, and/or programming in procedural languages such as C
• Experience with Service Oriented Architectures, No-SQL databases, JMS (messaging), C++, and shell scripting
• Based in Dublin within the Derivative Operations Department working on aspects of OTC derivatives affected by regulatory developments, EMIR in particular

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the derivative operations position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for general accounting and closing support; prepare and book ledger entries as appropriate.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience of an enterprise DBMS (ideally Sybase or DB2)
• Motivated to deliver outstanding technology solutions in a dynamic business environment
• Knowledge of open source frameworks (Spring, Spark)
• Experience with ElasticSearch and Kibana
• Experience with technologies in the Hadoop stack
• Experience of messaging systems such as Tibco EMS or Apache Kafka
• Familiarity with RDMS, ATT
• Familiarity with STS, DCPP, TSS FX

In response to your job posting for derivative operations, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to business and systems management in addressing derivatives business issues, presenting recommendations to management and implementing solutions.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Set-up and Maintenance of accounts (funds) at the Trade Repository, Clearing Brokers, and delegated reporting counterparties
• Oversight of the Trade reporting and Collateral & Valuation reporting being submitted under the regulations by Pioneer and it’s delegated counterparts
• Oversight of the Portfolio Reconciliation and Dispute Resolution process as part of EMIR
• Working closely with colleagues in Pioneer’s other European entities, including Client Servicing, Risk, Legal & Compliance departments, in order to effectively manage both the internal and external demands place on the Derivative Operation team
• Involvement in Project work relating to the implementation of any new regulatory requirements arising
• An understanding of Regulatory Risk, previous roles in Risk management or Compliance would be desirable
• IT knowledge and system understanding
• Highly motivated, an achiever

Please consider me for the derivative operations opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for analytical support and governance over the reconciliation process between tax systems, the sub-ledger and general ledger.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Well-organized individual with capacity to work on own initiative
• Able to build long term relationships with clients and Global Clearing Middle Office teams
• Strong technical mindset to understand the how and why behind products and the business
• Organized, efficient and able to multitask in a high pressure environment
• Develop procedures and assist with building systems and controls to onboard with industry initiatives
• Develop business plans to translate Firm and Operations strategies into teams objectives and share progress and achievements with senior management
• Partnering with the regional and global Operations teams, Sales, Trading, Legal and other internal teams to ensure timely and flawless go-live of new business and new clients in the Asia macro derivatives space
• Japanese language capabilities ? both written and spoken

In response to your job posting for derivative operations, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for first line support’ on SAP issues including fixed assets, cash and general ledger.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle for systems written with Java, SQL, RESTful web services, JMS messaging, Search and Big Data solutions
• Design, develop, test and deliver highly performant and resilient client and server-side systems in an agile, and fast-moving environment
• Form strong client relationships with business, and other technology groups
• Through continuous learning, continue to contribute new ideas and opinions to the group
• Mentoring and development of more junior members of the team to help them grow and excel in their careers
• Preferred experience in OTC confirmations, derivative legal agreements, counterparty credit risk and various financial products
• Experience managing people and multiple processes
• Knowledge of an object-oriented language (strongly preferred) such as C++, Java, C#, and/or programming in procedural languages such as C