Senior Derivatives Specialist

Job Title: Senior Derivatives Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Derivatives Specialist to support the analysis, valuation, processing, monitoring, and oversight of derivative financial instruments. This fully remote role focuses on derivatives operations, trade lifecycle management, valuation analysis, risk monitoring, documentation, and control assurance across financial markets.

The successful candidate will work closely with trading, treasury, risk management, investment operations, finance, legal, and compliance teams to ensure derivative transactions are accurately recorded, monitored, reconciled, and administered in accordance with contractual requirements, internal policies, and applicable regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational lifecycle of derivative transactions, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement, valuation, and maturity processing.
• Review and validate trade details for instruments such as interest rate swaps, foreign exchange forwards, futures, options, and credit derivatives.
• Verify transaction economics, including notional amounts, currencies, rates, strike prices, maturity dates, payment schedules, and contractual terms.
• Monitor derivative trade confirmations and investigate discrepancies between internal records and counterparty documentation.
• Coordinate trade affirmation, confirmation, and settlement activities with counterparties, custodians, clearing brokers, and internal operations teams.
• Review derivative valuations, mark-to-market movements, and pricing inputs for consistency and accuracy.
• Support independent price verification and investigate valuation differences or unexplained market movements.
• Monitor collateral requirements, margin calls, and related settlement obligations in coordination with relevant teams.
• Assist with counterparty exposure monitoring and derivative risk reporting.
• Review trade amendments, terminations, novations, resets, exercises, expirations, and other lifecycle events.
• Reconcile derivative positions, cash flows, accrued interest, fees, and settlement records.
• Monitor clearing and bilateral transaction processing in accordance with applicable operating procedures.
• Review derivative documentation, including master agreements, confirmations, schedules, and collateral arrangements.
• Support the administration and monitoring of collateral agreements and margin documentation.
• Analyze operational exceptions, failed settlements, unmatched trades, and processing delays.
• Maintain accurate trade records, valuation evidence, reconciliation schedules, and audit documentation.
• Prepare management reports covering derivative exposures, transaction volumes, valuation movements, and operational performance.
• Coordinate with risk, finance, treasury, compliance, and technology teams to resolve derivative-related issues.
• Support the implementation of controls designed to reduce operational risk, processing errors, and unauthorized transaction activity.
• Monitor changes in derivative market practices, product structures, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to process automation, system enhancements, and improvements in derivative transaction reporting.
• Assist with internal and external audits by providing transaction records, control evidence, and supporting explanations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant professional experience in derivatives operations, financial markets, treasury, investment operations, or derivative product administration.
• Strong understanding of derivative instruments, including swaps, forwards, futures, options, and structured products.
• Knowledge of derivative trade lifecycle processes, including execution records, confirmation, clearing, settlement, and maturity.
• Experience reviewing trade economics, contractual terms, valuation inputs, and transaction documentation.
• Understanding of mark-to-market valuation, pricing methodologies, and derivative financial reporting.
• Familiarity with collateral management, margin requirements, and counterparty exposure monitoring.
• Knowledge of bilateral and exchange-traded derivative processing environments.
• Understanding of relevant accounting principles and financial market regulations applicable to derivatives.
• Experience with trade processing platforms, treasury systems, risk management tools, or investment operations applications.
• Familiarity with reconciliation processes, exception management, and operational control frameworks.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with financial datasets.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve complex transaction-processing issues.
• Excellent documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage time-sensitive transaction workflows.
• Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, ACT, or equivalent financial markets credentials are advantageous.

What We Offer

• Fully remote, work-from-home employment arrangement within the UAE-based role framework.
• Opportunity to support complex financial instruments and international derivatives operations.
• Collaboration with experienced trading, treasury, risk, finance, and investment professionals.
• Professional development and exposure to financial markets, valuation methodologies, and risk management practices.
• A structured working environment focused on accuracy, operational control, and continuous improvement.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV highlighting their experience in derivatives operations, trade lifecycle management, valuation analysis, collateral processes, and financial markets.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Derivatives Specialist (UAE Remote)

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer.

• Important scope clarification: This position is designed for 100% remote transaction analysis, trade documentation review, valuation support, reconciliation, risk reporting, and virtual coordination. Execution of regulated trading activities, investment advice, dealing decisions, formal transaction approvals, and regulatory submissions must be performed only by appropriately licensed, authorized, or delegated personnel in accordance with applicable requirements.