Director, Etf Capital Markets (Etf Experience Required)

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Your Team:

The ETF Execution & Liquidity Services Group is responsible for delivering ETF market insights and conveying execution guidance to ETF clients across North America. This team is responsible for understanding the nuances of trading ETFs spanning all asset classes and is tasked with effectively communicating optimal trading strategies to clients in an effort to help them achieve best execution and increase ETF usage. This team is also responsible for ensuring secondary market quality ETFs listed in Canada and works closely with exchanges, lead market makers and buy-side trading desks.

Your Role:

As the Director, ETF Capital Markets for Canada you will support key ETF client segments around ETF trading and liquidity needs and will work closely with sell-side ETF Sales & Trading partners. In this role, you will ultimately be the liaison between the sales force, clients and the Global Capital Markets team.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Help manage relationships with and maintain protocol with our sell side capital market sales partners who are looking for access to key clients and events
• Write ETF focused market insight pieces and trading research for both internal and external audiences
• Represents relevant capital markets color to internal teams
• Develops and maintains relationships with existing and perspective market making firms, ATS’ and Exchanges in order to enhance liquidity and reduce spreads in the entire Invesco Canada lineup of ETFs
• Collect, analyze and extract meaning from ETF trading data in an effort to produce relevant content and drive inflows
• Assist clients across all channels (Retail, RIA, and Institutional) in achieving best execution when trading Invesco Canada's ETFs
• Speaks directly with clients about trading strategy, liquidity, market color, impact, counterparty feedback, execution guidance and ETF implementation strategies
• Provide education on ETF liquidity and effectively communicate specific trading strategies and associated costs
• Monitor secondary market quality and drive spreads in by engaging additional on-screen market participants
• Is the ETF trading subject matter expert and demonstrates in-depth product knowledge to promote ETF usage and differentiate Invesco Canada's ETF from competitor funds
• Collaborates with internal working groups including product development and research to enhance new and existing products
• Responsible for proactively developing innovative capital markets content and information necessary to attract new customers and support existing
• Monitor volume, inflows/outflows, premiums/discounts, short interest and borrow and identify trends to support sales teams
• Drives ETF value proposition through delivery of educational presentations, thought leadership and strategic content
• Monitor articles, white papers and blogs that highlight potential issues with ETFs and help coordinate the proper response, making sure it aligns with our global messaging
• Responsible for managing and enhancing pre-trade analytics and reporting platform and capabilities
• Acts as the point of first contact for such relationships in terms of pricing, basket and other ETF liquidity inquiries
• Initiate educational ETF events focusing on liquidity, trading and market structure as well as other relevant topics that further establish ETF as a thought leader in the ETF market
• Works closely with broader capital markets team to leverage resources and act as conduit for Capital Markets thought leadership to various client segments
• Understands various client segments and shapes content and delivery as applicable
• Manage new and existing LMM/DLP assignments and act as subject matter expert in ETF market maker programs

Experience you bring:

• 5+ years of experience in asset management, capital markets or financial services preferred
• CFA preferred
• Customer service driven with strong presentation skills
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate over the phone with a variety of individuals at all technical levels are required
• Ability to conduct complex analysis and present data in a meaningful way
• Deep understanding of ETF structure and mechanics of creation & redemption
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field, MBA a plus
• Ability to recognize and research trends, synthesize and communicate effectively to internal and external teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional communicator and public speaker with strong customer service capabilities
• ETF trading or sales trading experience required
• Ability to understand and articulate complex investment concepts and strategies
• Excel, PowerPoint and Bloomberg proficiency
• Understanding of capital markets, market structure and competitive landscape including delta 1 products
• Ability to understand and articulate complex investment concepts and strategies
• Creative and self-motivated individual who works collaboratively in a high performance, team environment
• Deep understanding of ETF structure and mechanics of creation & redemption

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