Dallas Global Markets – Management and Strategy 2021 New Analyst Program
Global Markets Management & Strategy (M&S) is seeking an Analyst to join the team. The Global Markets division encompasses both FICC (Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities) and Equities businesses. Dallas M&S partners with leadership amongst these businesses to manage commercial initiatives and implement process improvements across the franchise. Individuals at all levels of the team also take ownership of analytics and management tasks to keep the business running day to day.
The ideal candidate will have experience working successfully across diverse groups of cross-functional stakeholders and identifying opportunities to drive projects and process improvements. A candidate should also demonstrate comfort with leveraging data and technology to drive business decisions, as well as excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work closely with senior Business Managers to develop deep understanding of their franchises
- Work directly with leadership team to manage the business and focus on key initiatives (both idea generation and execution)
- Build strong relationships with key business leaders across functions
- Assist with ad hoc business initiatives, senior management presentations, regulatory requests and responses to market events
Key categories of activities:
1. Help develop and implement business plans, including measurement of impact and success
2. Generate recommendations and manage the implementation of key process improvements
3. Create and maintain systematic approach for market share-related initiatives (e.g., tracking, reporting, improving)
4. Perform competitive benchmarking analysis using both quantitative and qualitative sources
5. Manage new revenue activity approval process, including attending meetings and preparing memos
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience
- Strong project management and process implementation / improvement experience
- Demonstrated interest in financial markets and products
- Solid quantitative / statistical skill set
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Characteristics
- Ability to derive creative solutions and adapt to a dynamic and changing organization
- Effective in engaging with global stakeholders and senior management
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple, time-sensitive projects
- Commercial focus, team player, self-motivated
- Ability to engage effectively with a multi-location team