Associate/VP - Fixed Income Sales

Who are we

We are not your typical financial institution. It's our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them.

We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It's the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largestand growingbanks in the world.

What is the opportunity

We are looking for an Associate or a VP to join our Fixed Income Sales team in Dubai.

What will you be doing

• To assist in the coverage of Financial Institutions (including Banks and Non-Banks FIs) from the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region on the Global Markets side, with daily interactions with clients via calls, meetings and/or online chats.
• To focus on Flow Products in the Fixed Income space, including Cash Rates and Derivatives, Cash bonds & Repo.
• To work with the traders and help in trading on any axes they may have.
• To work with the wider FI Sales team and help in crossing potential client interests.
• To contribute to the overall performance of the FI Sales team and help in achieving the team's yearly budget.
• To work closely with the various Relationship Mangers in servicing the Bank's clients and in achieving revenue targets
• To submit EOD reports
• To submit client meeting notes in Salesforce

What do you need to succeed

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Very good knowledge of Global Markets in general and a strong understanding of the Bond market in particular
• Previous Fixed Income sales experience essential
• Bloomberg/ Reuters and eTrading platform knowledge preferred
• Customer-centric career experience (prior Bond Sales experience is a plus)
• Great organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Demonstrable ability to innovate, support change and solve problems
• Collaborative/team player nature key, to contribute to a successful team performance
• Sound knowledge of the Banking Industry
• High level of computer literacy and skills in data manipulation / presentation
• Arabic language skills are an asset, but not essential

What Mizuho can offer you

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer a competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus, and a range of benefits.

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team [Confidential Information] and we will be happy to help.