Associate, Markets & Liquidity

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant university degree or diploma in Business, Economics, Finance, or related field.
  • Professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM) is an asset.
  • 3-5 years of financial experience, preferably in asset management or banking.
  • Strong understanding of agency securities lending programs and the loan lifecycle.
  • Competent knowledge of global capital markets and regulatory reporting, including UMR requirements.
  • Experience with FX hedge management, derivative valuations, and quantitative models.
  • Familiarity with AI models and automation tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct daily valuations and optimize Profit and Loss for derivatives.
  • Set up and confirm OTC derivatives trades, making necessary amendments as required.
  • Support regulatory reporting by validating trade submissions and resolving discrepancies.
  • Manage asset allocation movements effectively to meet targets.
  • Calculate and confirm margin calls, resolving disputes related to valuation.
  • Make informed collateral funding decisions to minimize costs and maximize revenues.
  • Oversee FX hedge management and maintain compliance with hedging strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
  • Defined benefit pension plan.
  • Paid time off, including vacation days.
  • Performance-based incentive plan.
  • Competitive rewards package aligned with market standards.
Full Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Director, Markets and Liquidity, the Associate supports BCI’s exchange-traded and OTC derivatives book across all asset classesand clients, spanning trade capture and confirmation through lifecycle management, settlement, and regulatory reporting. The roleisalsoresponsible for managing thedaily FX netting and hedging program, maintaining strategies within pre-defined hedging ratios and netting FX spot transactions to reduce costs; directing collateral funding decisions to meet daily variation and initial margin obligations with BCI counterparties; and providing day-to-day oversight of BCI’s securities lending program,optimizing security selection and utilization to maximize revenue.

The Associate communicates with a variety of stakeholders, including resolving valuation and margin disputes with external counterparties, coordinating with BCI’s custodian and agent lender, andmonitoringthe performance of BCI’s securities lending program. They are a strong role model for their colleagues, with a solutions-oriented mindset and focus on continuous improvement initiatives. They are comfortable adjusting their communication style to a variety of stakeholders they work with and proactively share information, while seeking different ideas when developing solutions.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Investment Operations (IO) delivers institutional-grade capability across cash management, derivatives and collateral, foreign exchange, trade settlement, corporate actions, and custodian oversight. Partnering with BCI's investment teams to design and execute end-to-end solutions that translate investment strategy into operational reality. The department manages this capability entirely in-house, supported by internally built quantitative models, AI-powered liquidity tools, and automated workflows thatoperateat the forefront of the industry.The department is organised into three branches: Investment Services and Settlements;Markets and Liquidity;and Financial Engineering.

WHAT YOU BRING

Must have:

  • Relevant university degree or diploma (emphasis on Business, Economics, Finance, or related field).

  • Professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM, CA, CPA, MBA, CAIA) or industry accreditation is an asset.

  • 3-5 years of progressive, related experience (preferably with a large asset management, investment firm, or banking institution). An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered.

  • Good understanding of agency securities lending programs, including the loan lifecycle, recalls, borrower counterparty limits, collateral reinvestment, and agent lender oversight.

  • Competent understanding of global capital markets, financial instruments, data management, accounting principles, unitized pool transactions, corporate actions and global payment and settlement mechanisms with ability to comfortably step into different roles when required.

  • Sound understanding of regulatory reporting, Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), requirements for calculating IM requirements, applying SIMM methodology, as well as techniques to optimize collateral management.

  • Experience in FX hedge management, derivative valuations, the use of the quantitative valuation models and derivative analytics, investments, and funding decisions (e.g., derivative models, Bloomberg AIM, ICE Data Services, TriResolve, MarkitWire, Acadiasoft, RStudio, Python, VBA, SQL).

  • Ability to evaluate the potential consequences/implications of different options and gather/validate new information and concepts when solving problems.

  • Experience applying AI models, agentic workflows, and automation tools to streamline operational processes and enhance decision makingisan asset.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO
  • Completes daily valuations, and Profit and Lossoptimization of lifecycle events for listed andover-the-counter(OTC)derivatives across Equity, Fixed Income, FX, and Credit, including reset management and generating reset income, fixings, expiries, triggers, and corporate action elections.

  • Sets up and confirms new OTC derivatives trades, performs amendments (fixings, cash flow schedules), and approves OTC derivatives trades in the derivatives execution order management system.

  • Supports derivatives regulatory reporting obligations by validating trade repository submissions and identifying and resolving reporting breaks within required deadlines.

  • ExecutesBCI asset allocation movementsandappliesbusiness judgment to meetallocation targets.

  • Calculates, issues, and confirms daily variation and initial margin calls; monitors counterparty exposures and resolves valuation and initial margin disputes by reviewing Equity, Interest Rate, and FX risk sensitivity data, maintaining the dispute log and escalating aged items.

  • Makes collateral funding decisions for variation and initial margin movements by applying cheapest-to-deliver analysis across eligibility schedules, haircuts, and opportunity cost to minimize funding costs and increase securities lending revenue as defined in internal directives and frameworks.

  • Manages FX hedge rolls within predetermined hedging ratios by entering FX hedge trades while mitigating roll and concentration risk to optimize FX returns following BCI’s internal directive, and nets FX spot trades to reduce costs.

  • Maintains a real-time view of available collateral inventory across systems, the custodian, and clearing accounts, and liaises directly with the custodian and counterparties to process collateral movements within the specified deadlines.

  • Monitors the agency securities lending program, reviews daily loan activity and utilization rates, and escalates exceptions to support optimized collateral funding and increased returns for clients while mitigating risk.

  • Coordinates securities lending recalls to ensure loaned securities are returned in time for sales, corporate actions, and proxy voting requirements.

  • Leverages AI models and agentic automation, in partnership with Financial Engineering, to streamline workflows across derivatives lifecycle management, margin call processing, and securities lending monitoring, and to enhance the quality and speed of collateral and lending decision making.

  • Provides settlement activity instructions to internal business units: Trade Management, Cash Operations, and Investment Accounting.

  • Ensures all processes meet the minimum audit and internal control framework and actively adhere to compliance and risk management policies.

  • Optimizes branch workflows through a process improvement and automation mindset, identifying a wide range of opportunities, underlying issues, and solutions; prepares periodic reports and performs analysis and back testing of models and market data for the implementation of new strategies.

WHERE YOU WILL WORK

This role will be based in our Vancouver or Victoria office.

SALARY RANGE

The annualized base salary range for this Vancouver or Victoria-based role is CAD $110,000 - $130,000.

BCI offers a competitive total rewards package, including a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, and paid time off. We pay our people competitively in the markets in which we operate and with consideration for internal equity and job structure. The base salary will consider factors such as the individual's skill set, experience, and internal equity. We aim for actual pay to be around the market median for expected performance and the upper quartile for excellent performance. Actual salaries may vary based on experience and expertise.

Next Steps:

To apply online, please submit your resume promptly. Applications will be actively reviewed, and those selected for an interview will be contacted. We welcome all qualified candidates who are legally authorized to work in the country where this job is located. If you do not have authorization, or if your work permit has restrictions or is due to expire within 12 months, please inform our recruitment team if shortlisted.

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