Head of Trading, Capital Markets Team, Middle Eastern SWF (Role based in GCC)

Our client, a top-10 ranked global Sovereign Wealth Fund, is seeking to appoint a Head of Trading Execution within its Capital Markets division

This is a senior execution leadership role, responsible for overseeing trade execution, market access and trading governance across the platform. The role does not run proprietary risk or a trading book, instead acting as the senior execution partner to portfolio management, treasury and investment teams

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Trading Execution vertical within the wider Capital Markets function, overseeing execution across FX, rates, cross-currency swaps and derivatives
• Own and deliver best-in-class execution frameworks aligned with portfolio, funding and risk objectives
• Act as the senior execution partner to internal investment, treasury and portfolio management teams
• Oversee day-to-day execution activity and governance across OTC and cleared products