Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Business Segment Overview:

Commercial: With boots on the ground authenticity at the heart of everything we do, our comprehensive array of commercial products and services enable you to work directly with our clients, across hedging, risk management, execution and clearing, OTC products, commodity finance and more.

Job Purpose

This job offers a Sales and Trader role in a dynamic and successful Global Metals Trading Desk based in Hamburg (Germany).

You will be responsible for prospecting and onboarding new customers, to trade ferrous, non-ferrous, battery and precious metals with customers from industries such as miners, traders, producers and recyclers.

Support the desk trading with existing customers, and in compliance duties as well as operational and controlling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospects, build our footprint and onboard new clients
• Provide our customers from the metals industry with expert level of pricing and execution of metals derivatives (LME and LBMA) in the financial markets
• Maintain awareness of the risk and compliance culture and comply with company policies for which you have any level of responsibility
• Observe standards of market conduct and ensure you are aware of, understand and comply with all regulatory, exchange or clearing house requirements applicable to your role
• Develop fundamental expertise in commodities markets and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the products and markets in which you work
• Understand the desk’s business strategy and continually improve the operating model

Knowledge and Skills

• Self-motivated, proactive, enjoy challenges, and thrive in fast-paced, competitive environments with high demands and pressures
• Work well in teams
• Excellent client facing, written and verbal communication skills
• Client acquisition experience & ability to create and maintain a customer relationship
• Entrepreneurial way of thinking and acting
• High sales orientation to meet sales targets
• Attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure and manage several tasks at once
• Adaptable and flexible approach

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance or related fields preferred. Master is a plus
• Language skills: Fluent German and English. 3^rd language is a plus
• Experience in Financial markets is preferred, interest in the field and understanding of hedging concepts and strategies is essential
• Experience or knowledge surrounding the metals business is a plus

Working environment: 

• In-office