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The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.\nFor more information visit https://www.marex.com/\n\nMarex UK Graduate Programme\nA structured development programme designed to fast-track understanding of Marex, the financial services industry and the skills required to build a successful career within the organisation.\nThe programme will help you build your skills, knowledge and experience, with the aim of progressing your career at Marex beyond the programme.\nThe programme begins with a comprehensive bootcamp, providing an introduction to financial markets, Marex’s purpose, business model, and strategic priorities.\nThroughout the programme, you will stay connected with your cohort through ongoing learning and development opportunities alongside your role.\nThe programme starts in early September 2027.\nOperations Opportunities\nEnergy Operations\nRole Summary\nAs a Graduate in Energy Operations, you will provide direct support to a range of Energy Commodity broking desks, with a direct focus on Oil & Physical Markets, ensuring coverage is provided in line with the broking desks. Your responsibilities will include a range of tasks such as deal entry into internal and external platforms, trade reconciliations, recapping and problem solving. Ad-hoc responsibilities include assisting the Energy client services team with the onboarding of new clients, while ensuring we adhere to all regulatory and SOX regulations.\nResponsibilities\nProvide assistance to both customers and internal brokers.\nApply counterparty trading limits within the Trayport platform (credit updates).\nCarry out software testing for all upgrades relating to Trayport and internal price distribution platforms.\nManage all system static data within Trayport.\nCompile and distribute various MIS information for management and compliance.\nCreate and transmit daily pricing reports sent to clients from internal systems.\nAssist the manager with REMIT reporting duties and other ad hoc regulatory reports.\nMaintain a good relationship with front office staff and be aware of their requirements, working closely with front office brokers and assisting with all queries and requirements.\nEnter deals into in-house and exchange systems.\nReport and escalate issues to the OTC Supervisor and Clearing Manager.\nProvide back-office administration support as required.\nManage email efficiently, for both personal and group inboxes.\nAssist the Brokerage Department with queries.\nSecurities Finance Operations\nRole Summary\nYou will be responsible for a range of operational tasks, including exposure management, billings, transaction support, corporate action booking and queries, reporting queries, break investigation and resolution, and exception processing.\nResponsibilities\nInstruct and monitor equity and fixed income settlements within EMEA and US markets for our Securities Finance and Market Making businesses.\nCarry out daily reconciliation and resolution of position breaks, taking full ownership of the breaks assigned to you and clearing them on T+1. Escalate and follow up with other internal teams and external custodians appropriately.\nCarry out daily cash and transactional reconciliations, taking full ownership of the cash breaks assigned to you (dividend, interest, trade settlement cash etc).\nIdentify recurring break types and work with IT and external custodians to resolve them at source, working to resolve in a timely manner with minimum impact to the client.\nManage the mailbox, responding to queries from internal teams relating to breaks, account setups, reporting and ad hoc queries.\nFX and IRS Operations\nRole Summary\nYou will be responsible for ensuring that financial transactions are accurately processed, matched, settled and reconciled after execution. The role supports operational efficiency, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance and client service across various asset classes, including FX, Fixed Income and Derivatives. You will support regulatory and audit requirements and drive process improvements to strengthen operational resilience, working closely with Front Office, Middle Office, Technology and external counterparties to resolve breaks, mitigate operational risk and enhance straight-through processing (STP).\nResponsibilities\nTrade Processing & Lifecycle Management\nEnsure accurate and timely processing of trades across the full lifecycle (trade capture, affirmation/confirmation, settlement, reconciliation).\nManage lifecycle events such as rollovers, resets, expiries, corporate actions and rate fixings.\n\nRisk & Control Oversight\nIdentify, escalate and remediate operational risks, breaks and control gaps.\nMaintain strong adherence to internal controls, regulatory obligations and audit expectations.\nPerform quality checks on key processes to ensure accuracy and completeness.\n\nIssue Resolution & Escalation Point\nEscalate complex or time-sensitive trade and settlement issues.\nLiaise with Front Office, Sales, Middle Office, Technology and external counterparties to resolve breaks.\nTroubleshoot system or process failures and drive timely resolution.\n\nStakeholder Management\nBuild strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Front Office, Treasury, Risk, Compliance, Finance).\nEngage effectively with external stakeholders such as custodians, clearing houses and counterparties.\nCommunicate clearly and proactively regarding breaks, risks and required actions.\n\nReporting & Reconciliations\nPerform daily reconciliations (cash, positions, confirmations, nostro, clearing).\nEnsure exceptions are investigated, resolved and documented appropriately.\n\nRegulatory & Compliance\nSupport regulatory reporting activities, ensuring data accuracy.\nEnsure all operational processes meet compliance and record-keeping standards.\nAssist with audit requests, regulator queries and compliance reviews.\n\nStructured Products Operations\nRole Summary\nAs a Structured Products Operations Analyst, you will be a key member of the operations team, providing comprehensive support to the Hedging Solutions front office. You will report and escalate issues in a timely manner to the Head of the team as well as relevant senior management of the Desk, and work closely and partner with Finance, Treasury, Risk, Audit and Compliance departments.\nResponsibilities\nReconcile trade positions and cash flows.\nManage trade lifecycles.\nEnsure trade confirmations and client statements are sent.\nDeal with margin calls.\nPay brokerage and settlements.\nMake sure all relevant trades are reported correctly to meet MiFID, EMIR and Dodd-Frank regulatory frameworks.\nContribute to the establishment of new controls, and the enhancement and automation of existing reconciliation tools and processes.\nMaintain detailed operating procedures for the team and train new joiners to ensure business continuity and minimise staff risk.\nResponsibilities Applicable to All Roles\nEnsure compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA, NFA, AMF, AFM, MAS and any other relevant regulatory body.\nAdhere to the operational risk framework for your role, ensuring that all regulatory or company-determined parameters are complied with.\nAct as a role model for the highest standards of integrity and conduct, reflecting Company Values.\nAt all times comply with the FCA’s Code of Conduct and Marex’s Code of Conduct.\nBe fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.\nReport any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required.\nEscalate risk events immediately.\nProvide input to risk management processes, as required.\nThe Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.\nCompetencies, Skills and Experience\nCompetencies applicable to all roles\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\nA collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment\nDemonstrates curiosity\nResilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment\nExcels at building relationships, networking and influencing others\nStrategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness\nExperience applicable to all roles\nExperience/knowledge of working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this\nSkills and Experience\nEnergy Operations:\nAnalytical skills\nMS Office experience\nAble to work on own initiative and be part of a team\nProblem solving skills\nAttention to detail\nDesirable\nCoding a plus but not essential\nSecurities Finance Operations:\nEssential\nMS Office suite of tools and advanced level of Excel\nDesirable\nCoding - SQL/Python\nKnowledge of data analytics applications / robotics (RDP)\nFX and IRS Operations:\nEssential\nCoding (Python ideally)\nDesirable\nAny other coding language or AI focus\nDemonstration of quantitative/logical thinking\nStructured Products Operations:\nAdept across the MS Office suite. The ability to write macros/VBA is desired.\nThe ability to write Python code is required. Applicants will sit a technical interview to assess their Python coding ability.\nKeen to work in a rapidly evolving and growing organisation and make your mark, highly committed.\nAn understanding of structured products and the underlying Futures and Options is desired.\nProblem solving abilities.\nExcellent communication skills and able to build effective working relationships.\nA meticulous eye for detail.\nAbility to work independently and as part of a team.\nEnthusiastic team player: respects and values the opinions of others; communicates well and assists others by sharing knowledge and experience.\nAbility to work effectively under pressure in a busy environment and to be flexible and adaptable in approach.\nConduct Rules\nYou must:\nAct with integrity \nAct with due skill, care and diligence \nBe open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators \nPay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly \nObserve proper standard of market conduct \nAct to deliver good outcomes for retail customers \nCompany Values\nBe collaborative - by working together across the organisation, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients\nAct with integrity - we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders\nBe adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.\nBe respectful - how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.\nNurture talent - we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. 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