SFT Flow Sales Executive Director

BBVA

$275K — $325K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably a Master's in Finance, Economics, or Engineering.
  • 10+ years in fixed income collateral sales or trading, particularly in SFTs.
  • Required certifications include SIE, 7, and 63 licenses.
  • Strong mathematical and quantitative skills necessary for analysis.
  • Fluency in English; Spanish is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Provide proactive coverage for U.S. and Canadian institutional clients in Fixed Income Securities Financing.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with various institutional client segments including hedge funds and asset managers.
  • Leverage existing client network to expand business opportunities for BBVA.
  • Understand key risk and regulatory metrics to enhance client guidance and growth strategies.
  • Coordinate order management and pricing execution between clients and trading desks.
  • Facilitate client onboarding by managing legal documentation negotiations and requirements.
  • Work collaboratively with various internal teams to ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
  • Lead initiatives on business automation and regulatory implementations.

Benefits

  • Generous employee benefits package available.
  • Potential for discretionary bonuses based on performance.
  • Supportive work environment with emphasis on business integrity and ethical practices.
Full Job Description
About the job:

The Global Macro Flow team provides coverage to the bank’s institutional clients in the US and Canada for all of their interest rate and foreign exchange hedging needs as well as for securities financing. The objective is to offer standard and tailored solutions ang grow our market share. The team has a culture of being proactive, thorough, and thoughtful with clients and strives for a reputation of excellency in the marketplace. While there is a focus on revenue generation, business integrity and ethics are key.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide proactive coverage to North American institutional clients, primarily in the U.S. and Canada, across Fixed Income Securities Financing Transactions (SFT), including Repos, Total Return Swaps (TRS), and Securities Lending.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with U.S. and Canadian institutional clients—with a focus on hedge funds, money market funds, conduits, agent lenders, custodians, asset managers, and insurance companies. Experience covering and expanding a LATAM institutional client base is a plus.
  • Leverage a proven track record and established client network to broaden BBVA’s client footprint and drive new business opportunities from the outset.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of key risk, liquidity, and regulatory metrics (including LCR, NSFR, and balance sheet utilization) to guide client coverage and commercial growth sustainably and efficiently.
  • Identify client requirements and manage orders while coordinating pricing and execution with trading desks.
  • Support client onboarding by collaborating with Legal on GMRA, GMSLA, and ISDA negotiations and assisting clients with required documentation.
  • Partner closely with Back Office, Middle Office, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure strict compliance with internal policies, operational procedures, and regulatory standards.
  • Drive business automation and transformation initiatives, including new IT platforms, strategic commercial projects, and regulatory implementations.
  • Foster a collaborative mindset and demonstrate a willingness to support the broader team beyond core client coverage.

Qualification & Experience

  • A Bachelor’s Degree and preferably a Master's degree (Finance, Economics, Engineering etc.)
  • 10+ years of work experience as a sales or sales trader in SFT’s fixed income collateral (Repos, Reverse Repos, Securities lending, TRS, …) is required.
  • This position will require the candidate to have the required certification.
  • SIE, 7, and 63 licenses

Knowledge & Skills

  • Strong mathematical and quantitative skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of SFT and Rates and markets
  • Familiarity with all relevant products

Language

  • Fluent in English. Spanish will be a plus

Other Skills

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong product knowledge and technical skills
  • Customer-oriented
  • Able to work in a matrix reporting structure, multi-functional and cross-cultural environment
  • Proactive and a self-starter
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Unquestionable business integrity and ethics
  • Well-organized and meticulous in details
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • A team player

With respect to this position in our New York Office, the expected base salary ranges from $275,000 to $325,000. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

*Employment eligibility to work with BBVA in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions


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