Job description

The Business Manager (Markets) role is a build-and-scale, COO-type position within a high-profile Investment Banking Capital Markets desk based in the Gulf region, focused on FX, Fixed Income (Rates & Credit), and Equities across the full front-to-back trade lifecycle. The role is designed as a process design and operational transformation function rather than a pure reporting, firefighting, or escalation management role, and focuses on building scalable operating models, improving trading and post-trade processes, and driving strategic operational enhancements across the Markets business. The position requires close collaboration with desk heads and the Head of Markets, acting as a key partner in designing target operating models, executing process improvement initiatives, and leading cross-functional projects across trading, operations, and technology. The role includes oversight of strategic initiatives such as new product launches, improvements to trading workflows, enhancements to back-office processing, regulatory implementations, and trading or platform infrastructure upgrades. The Business Manager is expected to bring strong understanding of capital markets products including FX, Fixed Income, and Equities, and a comprehensive grasp of the end-to-end trade lifecycle from execution through settlement. The role emphasizes hands-on operational design, project execution, and continuous improvement in a dynamic trading environment, requiring strong adaptability, practical judgment, and the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders across trading and operations functions.