Role is based in Singapore
TD Bank Group
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with ~95,000 employees around the world, the Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD offers a full range of financial products and services to over 27.5 million customers worldwide through four key business lines:
- Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking including TD Canada Trust, Business Banking, and MBNA
- U.S. Retail including TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance (U.S.), TD Wealth (U.S.) and TD’s investment in Schwab
- Wealth Management & Insurance including TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance
- Wholesale Banking including TD Securities and TD Cowen
TD had CDN$1.9 trillion in assets on July 31, 2023. TD also ranks among the world’s leading online financial services firms, with more than 16 million active online and mobile customers. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol "TD".
Department Overview:
Collateral Risk Management sits within Capital Markets Risk Management (CMRM) which is responsible for the market and credit risk of TD Securities. A global, multi-faceted and cross product team, the primary objective of the Collateral Management department is the mitigation of counterparty credit risk through the active monitoring of clients’ derivative and securities financing portfolios. The department manages collateral globally.
The team has a rare opportunity to support products and business ranging from foreign exchange, commodities, credit, equity, interest rates, securities financing, and prime brokerage. The team manages a wide range of complex processes, with members developing skills and competencies around derivative and security products and their respective business areas, legal agreements, technology flows and regulations.
Job Description:
A Senior Analyst within CMRM Collateral Risk Management will primarily be focused on the effective and efficient mitigation of counterparty credit risk. In addition, the candidate will be expected to provide a high level of service to TD's clients.
The role will involve close partnership and interaction with a wide range of areas, including credit, middle office, legal, front office, settlements, and corporate treasury. As a result, the successful candidate will be required to possess strong communication skills.
Analysts within Collateral Risk Management are accountable for the following core responsibilities, but are not limited to:
- Reviewing OTC and SFT portfolios for completeness and accuracy
- Daily monitoring of client portfolios, issuing and receiving collateral calls to ensure the firm’s credit risk is mitigated
- Ensure margin tickets are accurately entered into the collateral system
- Investigate valuation differences
- Interaction with clients via email and telephone
- Resolution and escalation of collateral issues
In addition to their core responsibilities, Analysts are also expected to:
- Contribute their own ideas to make a difference and add value to the group
- Ongoing, proactive risk management via staying abreast of risk issues in the capital markets and assessing impacts on our exposures
- Seek opportunities to increase operational efficiency and lower operational risk through process reengineering
- Performing a number of control functions, ensuring the integrity of our processes.
- Establish an environment that promotes respect for the individual employee and adheres to the policies and guidelines of the Bank
- Ongoing, proactive risk management via staying abreast of risk issues in the capital markets and assessing impacts on our exposures
Job Requirements:
- Ability to communicate in business Japanese to work with our Japanese clients
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or another quantitative discipline. CFA and /or FRM would be considered an asset.
- At least four years of capital market experience or relevant collateral management experience
- Self-starter with a high degree of initiative and the ability to learn and adapt quickly
- Solid knowledge and understanding of TD Securities (TDS) and its businesses, markets, products, and systems
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders to promote the best outcome for TDS and TD Bank Group
- Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to exercise good judgment in ambiguity and a constantly changing environment
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Inclusiveness:
At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve, and creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.
