FX Dealer - Singapore

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Our customers can also manage their hard-earned money with the world’s first platform to offer true multi-currency banking. Your mission is to help us manage our risks in real time, and help us keep lowering our prices.

Our Markets team manages the risk on our Global FX book and our GBP 15bn of customer assets.

Here’s how you’ll be contributing to the Treasury team

• Minimum 8-10+ years FX trading experience across a variety of markets with a focus on APAC currencies. The role offers managerial responsibilities in charge of a small growing dealing team

• Using your experience managing dealing activities, you will help us manage group wide FX risks and manage liquidity trades to ensure we have money where our customers need it

• As part of a Global Dealing Team, manage the day-to-day FX Trading hedging activities during APAC timezone. This will include managing our correlation strategy across FX products Spot, Forwards & NDFs in the APAC timezone

• Working closely with Treasury Data Analysts & Scientists to assess risk over upcoming market events, product launches and regular assessment of existing trading strategies. Work on automating risk management and funding strategies once proven

• Working closely with Treasury Liquidity Operations & Regional Banking to optimise funding and reduce Treasury costs with our partners in APAC time zone

• Be a point of contact and help manage relationships with our panel of international banks and counterparties across the APAC region. Ensuring we are constantly negotiating on price, and optimising for both price and broader relationship whenever we trade

• Supporting Global Wise Platform and Product teams with Treasury solutions on new or existing currencies & product launches such as new currencies ensuring Treasury can manage the risk efficiently 

• Take part in initiatives aimed at making upgrades to our dealing strategy, policies, controls and systems with the risk teams within 1st and 2nd lines to help build a more robust control framework

• Build and deliver analysis and reporting on dealing activities with monthly improvements as the role evolves

• Within our Markets area we also manage our cash and asset book of GBP15bn+, this role will offer opportunities to work closely with this team

This role will give you the opportunity to: 

• Choose your path to impact - we believe people are most empowered when they can act autonomously. So rather than telling you what to do, you’ll work with your team to create a vision of your own. Of course, you can always gather feedback from smart, curious people across Wise but you’ll have the freedom to make your own calls

• Be part of a well established but rapidly growing team, in an expanding business, giving opportunities to expand the role as you grow

• Be flexible in how you work, we understand everyone needs a little something different so we’ll do our best to make it happen

• You’ll have the opportunity to travel and work with our teams globally

• Grow as a leader – with our rapid growth, this role will need to be a source of markets expertise across our entire business

About you: 

• Experience in a buy/sell side FX dealing environment and/or Treasury functions.

• Experience dealing across a broad range of currencies, especially Asian Exotics

• Confident dealing spot, forwards, swaps, and NDFs to manage live exposures

• An experienced professional relationship builder with our banks and counterparties

• A leader that has experience managing a small team

• Experience in a change environment, with broad collaboration

• Proficient prioritiser - you make the right decisions on how to allocate time and effort

• You can easily communicate complex ideas to various crowds

• You have delivered tools, processes or products that optimise and scale in the treasury environment (Trading, Cash Management,  Pricing, Risk management, etc)

• Open and flexible approach to problem solving in a fast paced and changing environment

Some extra skills that would be great (but not essential):

• Experience in the payments industry/fintech space

• Experience with settlements and operating teams will be valuable

• Experience with Asset Management execution (Bonds, MMFs etc)

• ACT Qualifications or equivalent

230,000-280,000 per annum

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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