Derivatives Middle Office Analyst (f/m/d), Paris

Die Allianz Gruppe gehört zu den größten und renommiertesten Finanzdienstleistern der Welt und bietet ein internationales Netzwerk bekannter Marken mit erstklassigen Produkten. Vor allem streben wir nach Spitzenleistungen in unserem Alltag - das heißt, in den Beziehungen zu unseren Kunden, unseren Aktionären, unseren Mitarbeitern und zur Gesellschaft. Die Allianz Gruppe ist für über 76 Millionen Kunden in rund 70 Ländern tätig.

Als verlässlicher Partner verwaltet Allianz Global Investors Vermögen in allen wesentlichen Anlage-klassen und -regionen. Unsere Experten sind in 19 Märkten weltweit vertreten, mit umfassender Prä-senz in Europa, den USA und in Asien. Mit rund 650 Anlagespezialisten deckt unser Investment-Ma-nagement alle wichtigen Finanz- und Wachstumsmärkte der Welt ab. Erstklassiger Service vor Ort sorgt dafür, dass die globale Expertise beim Kunden ankommt.

Key responsibilities

Production/Oversight Controls

• Perform oversight control of outsourced Middle Office activities covering mainly: OTC, listed derivatives and Collateral Management scope
• Act as main point of contact for the Middle Office Derivatives topics internally and manage internal and external requests from key stakeholders (Investment teams, Traders, external providers) on a timely manner
• Identify any structural issue, work on root cause detection and solution implementation
• Drive and propose improvement to current processes such as automation ideas or process efficiency improvements
• Manage and challenge middle office service provider where needed

Projects/Initiatives

• Participate closely in various projects and initiatives related to Derivatives initiatives (global, regional & local projects) as Subject Matter Expert and make sure proper processes are defined for the team
• Provide clear input and be vocal in meetings impacting the Middle Office Derivatives subjects

Miscellaneous

• Think out of the box and propose pragmatic solutions in case of blocking points with a can do attitude
• Build credible, trusted relationships with our key internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the organizations (Investment, Distribution, Service Provider, Projects team, other Operations teams)
• Work in a collaborative way with internal departments while pursuing client satisfaction
• Manage and/or escalate conflicts, issues with respective stakeholders
• Provide regular progress updates on issues, projects and initiatives to the team and manager
• Keep track on all status of topics currently being worked on, while meeting deadlines initially set

Key Requirements

• Ideally at least 5 years’ experience in the Derivatives Middle Office area
• Very good Knowledge of OTC and listed derivatives, collateral management workflow processes and instruments
• Experience as Subject Matter Expert in projects/initiatives
• Strong experience in an international environment
• Understanding of full trade life cycle including awareness of middle and back-office functions/processes and their touch points with the front office and downstream
• Experience in the Asset Management industry
• Experience in an Outsourced Middle Office model is a real plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills as well as client and delivery focused
• Excellent communication and influencing skills as well as the ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts
• Ability to work independently, provide regular feedback and escalate at the right time
• Ability to work in a highly organized and structured manner
• Drive for constant improvement, questioning and challenging status quo
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and flexible to change
• Strong team player in a global and regional environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication capability in English is mandatory
• Digitalization experience & automation skills (VBA or RPA) is a real plus
• Good Knowledge of Bloomberg AIM is a plus