Project Manager - Commodities
We’re working with a leading global investment bank exploring the build-out of a physical metals trading business. To support this initiative, we're looking to bring in an experienced professional, who has hands-on experience designing and implementing processes and controls - particularly within commodities, physical trading, or post-trade operations. Your role will be to lead the initial operational build, define what’s needed, and implement sustainable and scalable processes, infrastructure, and controls to support growth.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement the end-to-end operational process for physical metals
- Establish controls, governance, and settlement processes in line with regulatory and internal requirements
- Liaise with front office, risk, legal, compliance, and technology teams
- Support onboarding of relevant infrastructure, systems, and third-party providers (e.g. vaulting, logistics)
- Provide recommendations on operating models and potential future-state scaling
Requirements
- Experience in physical commodities trading, precious metals, or commodities operations
- Demonstrated success in building new processes and controls from scratch in a financial institution
- Ability to navigate a matrixed, global environment and drive progress independently
- Strong understanding of operational risk, regulatory requirements, and settlement processes
Benefits
Rate: to be discussed