Quant jobs / Citibank

Trader - Director

Manage a senior trading book at Citi. The advert specifies trading, client-flow and risk responsibilities but leaves the product area unspecified.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Manage trading positions and evaluate transaction risk-reward.
Facilitate client flows and develop desk opportunities.
Mentor traders and maintain desk risk and control standards.

What they ask for

Required

Senior trading-book experience
Product and market knowledge
Numerical analysis
Relevant registrations
Stakeholder communication

Education: Bachelor’s or equivalent professional experience; master’s preferred.
Experience: At least 15 years of related experience.
Languages and tools: Bloomberg

How to prepare

Prepare a trading-track-record analysis with risk and drawdown measures.
Explain decisions about inventory, hedging and client flows.
Design a book-level stress and limit-monitoring report.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Citibank and doesn’t handle applications.