Subject Matter Expert, OTC Equity Derivatives, Capital Markets Solutions (Senior)

- Term December 7, 2026 to November 30, 2027 (approximately 12 months)
- Job Opening ID 11921
- City Montreal
- Country Canada
- Number of Positions 1
- Work Experience 7-10 Years

Job Description

Mandate Overview:

- The client is looking for a person who carries businessexpertise in over-the-counter equity derivatives and converts it intoexecutable deliverables for a recent product launch project. The mandate coversthe full trade lifecycle: pricing, sales, trading, execution, management, risk,accounting entries and general ledger integration. The role combines two hats:business authority to challenge assumptions and arbitrate trade-offs, andhands-on production (requirements, business rules, data flows, mock-ups, acceptancecriteria). The client specifies that the mandate is about transformation andproject delivery, not day-to-day operational management. Comparative analysisof EMS, IBOR, EBOR and ABOR vendors is in scope, with no target platformdetermined.

- Candidate sought: An OTC equity derivatives expertwho has already led the scoping and implementation of a comparable capabilityin a financial institution, from front office to general ledger. The personproduces requirements and target processes directly, compares market solutionsand presents recommendations to governance bodies. Applications open acrossCanada, excellent English required, English-French bilingualism preferred.

Requirements

Required:

- Excellent command of English (unilingual English-speakingcandidates are eligible)

- Application from Canada (work arrangement specified basedon the selected location and the requirements of the mandate)

- OTC equity derivatives expertise: pricing, full lifecycle,accounting impacts,



general ledger integration

- Leadership in scoping and implementing comparablecapabilities, in financial institutions of comparable size, in a projectdelivery context

- Translating business expertise into executable requirements,target processes, design decisions and business and IT deliverables

- Knowledge of EMS, IBOR, EBOR, ABOR vendors and capabilities,and assessment of their fit within an integrated architecture

- Business and IT integration of Capital Markets with otherfunctions (treasury, Corporate sector, finance)

- Documentation, mock-up production, solution market analysisand executive-level recommendations

- Influence leadership and arbitration of trade-offs betweenvalue, risk, integration complexity and timeline

- Project planning, requirements analysis, deliverabledefinition and delivery support in a multi-system financial environment

- Understanding of data, reconciliation, control andtraceability issues

- Collaboration with business, accounting and technologyspecialists to resolve design gaps

Preferred:

- English-French bilingualism (not weighted)

- Profilewhose derivatives experience is limited to day-to-day operations (confirmation,settlement, daily reconciliation), with no demonstrated involvement in acapability implementation project.

- Profilementioning interest rate, FX or credit derivatives, with no demonstrated OTCequity derivatives experience.

- Profilelimited to exchange-listed equity derivatives, with no OTC experience on theresume.

- Profilementioning trading or position management platforms as a user, with nodemonstrated responsibility for writing requirements or designing processes.

- Profilewhose scope stops at the front office, with no demonstrated exposure toaccounting entries and general ledger integration.

📌 11921 (Montreal)
🏢 Maarut
📍 Montreal