Director or Vice President, Electronic Trading (FX & Rates), Global Markets

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BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider offering equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, securitization, treasury management, market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. BMO Capital Markets has over 2,700 professionals in 30+ locations around the world, including 20 offices in North America.

BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$1.1 trillion total assets and approximately 53,000 employees as of October 31, 2025. #bmocapitalmarkets

The team is hiring a Director or Vice President, Electronic Trading (FX & Rates), Global Markets in New York. This role is responsible for pricing and risk management of electronic FX and Rates trading while driving BMO’s electronic growth strategy. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in electronic markets and partner closely with Global Markets trading, sales, and technology to deliver scalable client solutions and robust infrastructure. Responsibilities include providing competitive pricing across electronic platforms, collaborating with sales to originate and grow client relationships, and maintaining continuous oversight of the electronic trading environment to maximize efficiency, manage risk prudently, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.

• Operates as key member of the trading team with a focus on increasing electronic trading volumes and profitability.

• Would rise to the challenge of driving business growth in electronic trading

• Passion to develop technology and infrastructure-based solutions for business objectives

• Creates and develops new trading ideas and initiatives related to electronic trading

• Responds to inquiries from clients, regulatory agencies or members of the business community in a professional manner and determines acceptable solutions

• Supports sales activities with trading strategies, product definition and market information customized to suit their client’s individual needs

• Maintains strong relationships with BMO’s sales team, matching electronic services and products to suit client business

• Develops an understanding of and proficiency in using all required systems and models

• Identifies opportunities for increased efficiency and improved service to internal and external clients and acts as a positive change agent to drive improved efficiency and effectiveness.

• Act as a facilitator and coordinate between various teams like Infrastructure and Application vendor to resolve complex issues and outages

• Perform root cause analysis and regular reporting to identify areas for review for improvements

Qualifications:

• 3 years of electronic trading experience and trading exposure in sell side banking sector.

• University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics or related discipline.

• Understanding of FX payments workflows and product management experience

• Thorough knowledge of macro markets and sales/trading/hedging strategies.

• Strong understanding of local regulatory and financial concepts.

• Advanced deal execution and/or project management skills.

• Strong analytical, problem solving and risk management skills.

• Excellent communication skills.

The base salary is $275,000 at the Director level and $260,000 USD at the Vice President level (subject to the candidate meeting the specific skills, experience, education, and qualification requirements).

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The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact.  We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers.  We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at http://jobs.bmo.com/us/en

BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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