What you'd do
- Manage daily KRW currency positions,liquid assets,and the branch investment portfolio
- Trade KRW Bank of Korea liquidity,FX swaps,and interbank money markets within limits
- Support capital adequacy,liquidity metrics,reserve requirements,and local regulator interactions
What they want
- Bachelor's degree in Finance,Economics,or a related field required
- Five or more years of treasury-related experience required for this officer role
- Excellent analytical skills and good knowledge of financial markets required
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Korea regulatory landscape and local markets is a plus
- Previous trading exposure to KRW and USD funding markets preferred
- Exposure to asset liability management considered an advantage
Seoulstart's read
- Visa tier (likely)
- F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6 holders welcome
- Korean language
- Korean not required
- English friendliness
- High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
- Context
- Global bank Seoul branch treasury seat; Korea regulatory and KRW market depth matter more than the JD states.
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Original posting from State Street
Branch Treasury Trader for Finance / Global Treasury, Officer
Who we are looking for
The role in Seoul is part of our Global Treasury team and will act as Branch Treasury Trader for South Korea.
What you will be responsible for
As Branch Treasury Trader, you will
- Manage day to day currency positions and the branch’s liquid assets. Daily activities include trading and position management of the KRW investment portfolio, KRW liquidity facility with the Bank of Korea, FX swaps and interbank money markets; execute the trades in compliance with all applicable policies, and limits.
- Support the SSBT Seoul Branch Treasurer in ensuring the branch’s regulatory requirements such as capital adequacy, liquidity metrics, and the reserve requirements are met, including supporting interactions with local regulators, develop relevant reporting capabilities to meet changes in regulatory requirements
- Liaise and provide strong collaboration with business partners on any issues relating to the use of the local balance sheet or navigating existing and new regulatory requirements
- Develop and maintain relationships with local senior management, various internal stakeholders as well as develop banking/broker/dealer relationships with the wider financial industry to support funding and portfolio activities
- Support strategic initiative from a local balance sheet optimization perspective; contribute to wider regional initiatives as required
- Participate and contribute to projects related to Global Treasury initiatives
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Excellent analytical skills and good knowledge of financial markets
- Exhibit a high level of flexibility towards undertaking additional responsibilities as required to contribute to the overall team’s success
- Detail-oriented and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Professional, dependable and exhibit a high level of integrity
- Proven interpersonal, communication, project management skills
- Demonstrated good problem solving and decision-making skills
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or related area
- 5+ years of Treasury related experience
- Knowledge of the Korea regulatory landscape and local markets a plus
- Background in related area including previous trading exposure to the KRW and USD funding markets
- Exposure to Asset Liability Management an advantage.
- Strong English language skills
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