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LME Trading Operations Supervisor
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Overview
A well-established securities trading firm is hiring for an LME Trading Operations role based in Central London. The position is permanent, full-time, and hybrid with three days a week in the office. The salary is £60,000 to £80,000.
This role sits within the Trading and COO function and is a good fit for someone with solid, hands-on LME operations experience across the core mechanics of the market. Day-to-day, the work covers the operational running of LME trading activity, supporting market participants, and contributing to the smooth functioning of key processes. If you know how the LME works from the inside and are comfortable working across a range of operational tasks in a collaborative team, this is a strong opportunity to step into a senior individual contributor position at AVP grade.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide operational support for LME trading activity across electronic and venue-based environments
- Support market participants with trading queries and ensure service standards are maintained
- Contribute to margining, settlement, clearing and warrant-related processes
- Participate in reference price generation and the determination of closing prices where applicable
- Monitor and escalate observations of unusual trading activity to the appropriate function
- Contribute to business change activity, including requirements discussions and UAT
- Maintain and update operational procedures and documentation in areas of expertise
- Represent the function in stakeholder meetings, including with regulators where required
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Requirements
Must-haves:
- 2 or more years in the LME ecosystem, at the business, a Member firm, a client, or a comparable venue
- Working knowledge of LME market terminology, rules, and market structure
- Practical understanding of LME operations, including margining, settlement, clearing, and warrants
- Familiarity with the LME forward price curve and how metals markets operate
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across internal teams and external participants
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with LME electronic trading platforms and associated tools
- Knowledge of MiFID II and related regulatory obligations
- Background in electronic trading support or e-trading operations
- Experience contributing to UAT or operational change programmes
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What Success Looks Like
- Running day-to-day LME operations reliably and to a high standard from early on
- Building credible relationships with market participants and internal stakeholders
- Demonstrating broad LME market knowledge across clearing, settlement, margining, and warrants
- Contributing positively to the team and fitting naturally into a collaborative working environment
Team and Culture
- A small, cross-functional team where collaboration and mutual respect matter as much as technical knowledge
- Working closely with functions including Market Surveillance and Compliance
- A culture where the right person is given the time and space to settle in properly, with no pressure to deliver overnight
Challenges
- The LME market has real operational complexity, and the role requires someone comfortable across multiple areas rather than a narrow specialism
- Pace and precision both matter, particularly around time-sensitive processes like settlement and reference price generation
- Regulatory awareness is part of the job, so candidates need to be comfortable working within a structured, rules-based environment
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