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Strategic Equity Solutions – Structuring & Origination Analyst
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Strategic Equity Solutions – Structuring & Origination Analyst
Strategic Equity Solutions Analyst – Structuring & Origination (Equities, SES), London, Full-Time
Citi's Markets division is one of the world’s premier global trading and financing franchises, delivering integrated sales, trading, and structuring capabilities across equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities to institutional clients across nearly 80 countries.
Within Equities, Citi’s Strategic Equity Solutions (SES) platform provides bespoke financing and structured product capabilities—including equity margin lending, NAV and fund share financing, and structured equity derivatives—to a sophisticated client base spanning hedge funds, alternative asset managers, and institutional investors. This Analyst position is based in London within Citi’s SES Structuring and Origination team, a function dedicated to designing and executing tailored equity financing and structured derivative solutions for clients across alternative investment strategies.
The role spans the full deal lifecycle—from initial structuring and pricing through to execution and legal documentation—requiring close collaboration with trading, sales, legal, and risk stakeholders. It is a genuinely cross-functional position, combining technical rigour with commercial awareness in one of Citi’s highest-priority growth areas within Equities.
Primary Responsibilities
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Client-facing & relationship management:
- Support the origination team with the preparation of marketing materials, tailored to specific financial products and diverse client jurisdictions across EMEA.
- Prepare daily reports for existing Citi clients to monitor real-time transactions (e.g., share buybacks, margin loans, structured equity derivatives).
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Product structuring & pricing:
- Develop and maintain pricing models and analytical frameworks for structured equity derivatives and financing products, incorporating:
- Dividend assumptions
- Corporate action scenarios
- Stock-specific risk factors
- Ensure both competitive and accurate client pricing.
- Develop and maintain pricing models and analytical frameworks for structured equity derivatives and financing products, incorporating:
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Business origination & client solutions:
- Partner with sales and trading teams to identify and originate new business opportunities.
- Provide technical structuring support and respond to bespoke client inquiries with commercially viable solutions.
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Legal & documentation oversight:
- Draft and review key transactional documentation:
- Term sheets
- ISDA schedules
- Bespoke financing agreements
- Coordinate with legal counsel and internal control functions to ensure terms are commercially sound and risk-appropriate.
- Draft and review key transactional documentation:
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Risk management:
- Monitor and manage risk across live structured positions, conducting portfolio-level assessments of:
- Credit risk
- Market risk
- Liquidity exposures
- Escalate findings in line with internal risk governance frameworks.
- Monitor and manage risk across live structured positions, conducting portfolio-level assessments of:
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Technology & process innovation:
- Contribute to platform automation and efficiency initiatives by:
- Collaborating with IT teams to develop scalable structuring tools
- Enhancing internal systems
- Improving operational workflows of the desk
- Contribute to platform automation and efficiency initiatives by:
What We Need From You
- Foundational traits: Genuine interest in financial markets, equity derivatives, and financing products; eager to learn and thrive in a team environment.
- Degree & experience: Preference for a degree in a numerate discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Financial Engineering, or related STEM field), supported by hands-on experience in quantitative methods for live product structuring.
- Product expertise: Knowledge of:
- Equity derivative products (e.g., vanilla options, bespoke payoff structures)
- Equity financing instruments
- Capability to model, price, and document transactions independently.
- Stakeholder communication: Strong interpersonal skills to engage with clients, traders, risk partners, and compliance teams—translating complex technical detail into clear, commercially grounded terms.
- Technical tools: Proficiency in Python, VBA, or equivalent tools with the ability to:
- Build and maintain pricing models
- Automate analytical workflows
- Contribute to tech-driven initiatives.
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What Citi Can Offer You
Joining Citi London provides a business-casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days remote per week), along with an extensive benefits package:
- Competitive base salary, coupled with annual performance-related bonus
- 27 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Discretionary benefits, including:
- Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee discounts for career shopping, travel, and lifestyle partners
- Comprehensive learning and development resources
Citi is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity and belonging empower talent to thrive. This role is a Certified Function, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime—requiring a fitness and propriety assessment (interviews, checks, references).
Key Additional Notes
- Job Family Group: Institutional Trading | Job Family: Structuring
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Commitments: All roles adhere to Citi’s equal opportunity policy.
Citi is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. For accommodations during the application process, visit Citi’s Accessibility Portal.
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