Senior Derivatives Onboarding Specialist

5 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Company 19 - John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Derivatives Onboarding Analyst to join our Global Derivatives Services team in Boston, Massachusetts. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the execution of best-practices in onboarding and broker relationship management in support of our organization's exchange-traded, over-the-counter, and centrally-cleared derivative requirements.

Key Responsibilities
  • Receive and assess derivatives trading requests from Relationship Management, Product Management, and Portfolio Managers.
  • Facilitate the derivatives trading approval process and ensure a governance structure around the onboarding of new accounts trading derivatives.
  • Maintain status dashboards of derivatives approval and onboarding requests.
  • Support Traders' needs for the best execution by setting up the full range of desired derivatives brokers.
  • Oversee derivatives trading-related onboarding functions for new accounts and new brokers.
  • Manage derivatives trading operational readiness within the Global Derivatives Services team, including middle office, operations, and collateral management.
  • Coordinate with Legal Services to ensure proper legal agreements are in place to support derivatives trading.
  • Ensure all account, broker onboarding, and legal documentation is maintained.
  • Maintain an accurate and complete matrix of accounts, authorized derivative products, derivatives legal agreements, and active brokers.
  • Contribute to the successful management of external broker relationships.
  • Work with the Derivatives Solutions team to support the setup of technology to facilitate trading of new derivative product types.
  • Take ownership of side projects to clean up records and validate broker setups.
  • Contribute to the harmonization of the derivatives onboarding process with the Asia Derivatives Services team in Hong Kong.
  • Continuously evaluate, identify, and recommend practices and controls that will increase process efficiency and mitigate financial and operational risks.
About You

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual with a strong background in derivatives trading and onboarding. The ideal candidate will have a combination of derivatives industry experience, onboarding experience, relationship management skills, and practical business insight.

The successful candidate will have:

  • Relevant undergraduate education or advanced degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
  • Minimum 3 years of meaningful industry experience with at least 1 year of hands-on experience in derivative products.
  • Familiarity with derivative instruments, including repos, TBAs, futures, listed and OTC options, FX, Swaptions, OTC swaps, and centrally cleared swaps.
  • Familiarity with derivatives trading and collateral agreements, such as Clearing Agreements, Give-Ups, ISDA/CSAs, GMRAs, and MSFTAs.
  • Solid interpersonal skills and a high degree of integrity combined with the ability to readily adapt to rapidly changing environments and deal with competing priorities.
  • Teamwork experience and the ability to build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally.
  • Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to think through problems, assess various factors, and recommend solutions.
About Us

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups, and institutions.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, and opportunities for professional development and leadership.



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