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The Operations change and business analysis team drives and supports transformation projects within Operations. The team has a crucial role in the business analysis activity to implement changes that will contribute to improve the operation process within Euronext Clearing.

Key accountabilities
 

• Support to conduct business analysis activities aimed at identifying pain points and improvement opportunities;
• Learn to manage the operational control activities (operational incident analysis, key controls);
• Assist the coordination of internal user tests and create related support materials;
• Reporting activities;
• Learn on the activity of project management for Operations, for cross-segment projects.

Your profile

• Strong financial background and a good knowledge / understanding of the various activities of Euronext
• Strong analytical and organization skills and problem-solving attitude
• Highly motivated  with effective time management
•  Strong verbal communication skills both internally and externally
• Strong English knowledge
• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics

Key accountabilities
• Management of the contractual onboarding procedure
• Evaluation of the Membership requirements needed to be admitted to Euronext Clearing

• Ongoing monitoring of Membership Requirements
• Development of a Due Diligence Framework on Clearing Members

Euronext Clearing, the Euronext's Central Counterparty in Italy is a multi-asset clearing house that provides proven risk management capabilities on 14 markets, across a range of trading venues including Euronext Milan, MTS, BrokerTec and Hi-mtf. Asset classes cleared include equities, ETFs, Closed-end Funds, Financial Derivatives, Commodities (Agricultural & Energy) and Fixed income (Cash and Repos markets).

Euronext Clearing provides provides an internship opportunity within Membership Team of the Risk Management Office. The team is in charge of the admission to the Clearing and Guarantee System managed by CC&G, the monitoring of the membership requirements and the relationship and account management of clients. The team is also in charge of implementing technological solutions and new products with respect to the development of all CC&G products and services.

Key Responsibilities

The resource will support the team in activities like:

• Participating in project activities in order to define new services;
• Participating in project activities in order to improve the administrative management of Membership’s practices
• Periodic monitoring of membership requirements;
• Managing new admissions, exclusions, qualify and participant’s admission changes, interfacing with the clients during all the steps of the process and helping them in draw up a contract;
• Monitoring the maintenance of membership requirements according to timelines established by Euronext Clearing’s Rules and Regulations;
• Preparing letters which will be sent to participants after admissions, client profiles changes, exclusions

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate has: 

• Master’s Degree in Economics or Finance;
• Good knowledge of Financial Markets;
• Fluency in both spoken and written English;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package;
• Team working attitude and Good communication skills;

People are the heart of what we do and we are ready to support their potential and professional growth. Transparency and efficiency are two of the core values of our way of acting and guide us successfully towards achieving our goals.

In order to make all this possible and to meet the needs of our stakeholders, we foster a collaborative work environment and an agile culture, in a unique and international context.

We believe that diversity is an added value and we are actively committed to building an inclusive business climate.

EURONEXT CLEARING - MARKET RISK ANALYST INTERNSHIP

CC&G, the Italian-based provider of risk management, open access clearing and CCP services to a number of national and international markets, provides an internship opportunity in the Risk Management team.

Key Responsibilities

The selected resource will:

• Performs ongoing monitoring and analysis of risk, identifying areas of risk exposures and escalating changes as appropriate
• Analyses and interprets data to provide regular reports for stakeholders, identifying risks outside appetite
• Completes routine risk reporting and production of management information to support decision making
• Adheres to applicable risk control frameworks, polices and procedures in scope of own role
• Ensures internal databases and systems are kept up to date
• Supports the team to deliver risk projects and activities.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate has:

• Master’s Degree in economics, finance, mathematics or engineering, physics
• General knowledge of the financial services industry
• Sound knowledge of Ms Office Suite
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English
• Very good quantitative skills
• Knowledge of a programming language (Python, Matlab, etc)
• Attention to detail and precision

Company Webcast is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated (Senior) Event Manager who wants to join our team. Company Webcast, based in Capelle aan den IJssel, provides high-end webcast and webinar solutions to more than 700 corporates and local governments, through a state-of-the-art platform using the most advanced technology. We offer flexible and tailor-made formats, depending on the customers’ needs, i.e. video or audio webcasts on location, conference call webcasts, highly interactive professional studio webcasts and self-service webinar licences. Since February 2017, Company Webcast is part of the Euronext group and operates studios in Capelle aan den IJssel, Amsterdam, Brussel, Paris, London, Milan and Frankfurt. As a successful event manager, you will play an essential role in Company Webcast as you will have a direct impact on the success of our customers’ webinars and webcasts. For many of our customers, the webinar world is new and you will be the one who helps them through all the processes and makes them feel at ease.

Summary of the role

Key Accountabilities

• You step in right after the sale is closed.
• Guide the customers through the entire operational and logistical process.
• Inspire the customer with Company Webcasts’ tips & tricks’ that help customers success.
• Working with C-level in some projects.
• Coordination of the technical crew (director, producer, support) or any other supplier.
• Help us identify new market developments so we can stay future proof for our customers.
• Be a trusted advisor to our customers.
• Have a commercial/professional attitude, highly customer-oriented.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

As a successful event manager, you are able to keep several balls in the air simultaneously and maintain a good overview. You strive to achieve the best result together with the client. You are client-oriented, creative and a true team player.

• At least a higher professional level (Bachelor)
• 3 - 5 years of work experience in the area of project management. Experience with streaming video/online video, audio-visual industry, TV broadcast or video conferencing is a big plus.
• Excellent communicative and organisation skills.
• Being able to perform under pressure (working on multiple projects at the same time).
• Team player with perseverance.
• Pro-active, result-driven and flexible.
• A proven track record of managing projects like a pro (do whatever is necessary to exceed customers expectations).
• Dutch speaking with English as 2nd language
• Willing to work alternating shifts (morning, afternoon, evening)
• Open to travel within The Netherlands and within Europe (5%)
• Desire to grow yourself, and the company.

What we offer

• Ownership of your own projects.
• You will work with many different leading (international) companies.
• A great team of Event Managers.
• An international work environment.

Overview of Euronext

Euronext’s purpose is to shape capital markets for future generations. As such, Euronext has a special position in the financial ecosystem. It serves the real economy by bringing together buyers and sellers in transparent, efficient and reliable trading venues. In this key role, Euronext has a responsibility to the whole finance community, not only to ensure financial stability, but to contribute decisively to a sustainable growth model in the countries in which it operates. A central element of Euronext work is engaging with its customers, European and local public  authorities, and policymakers, to help shape the regulatory and policy issues that impact the financial sector and empower sustainable finance.

Euronext is the leading pan-European market infrastructure, connecting European economies to global capital markets, to accelerate innovation and sustainable growth. It operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal.

With close to 1,900 listed issuers and around €6.5 trillion in market capitalization as of end December  2023, it has an unmatched blue chip franchise and a strong diverse domestic and international client base.

Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets and is the largest centre for debt and funds listings in the world. Its total product offering includes Equities, FX, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. The Group provides a multi-asset clearing house through Euronext Clearing, and custody and settlement services through Euronext Securities central securities depositories in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal.

Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. In addition to its main regulated market, it also operates a number of junior markets, simplifying access to listing for SMEs.

Risk & Compliance department overview

Within the Risk & Compliance department, a team of almost 50 talented professionals in Risk, BCM and Compliance, spread across our various geographies, is ensuring to preserve the value assets and reputation of the company. Identifying and assessing risks, implementing mitigation actions, informing and raising staff and business awareness, monitoring and ensuring compliance with the appropriate regulations are the core activities embedded in our team.

The teams as, all its key stakeholders, including local Boards, Regulators, are located in all Euronext entities (Paris, Porto, Milan, Oslo, New York, Dublin, Copenhagen…).

Your role as Chief Compliance Officer

Reporting to the Euronext Head of Risk and Compliance, the future Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for ensuring the robust protection of the company and setting a strategic vision on the Compliance agenda for the years to come with a clear plan on any new regulations to come in relation with Euronext's business, product and services. She/he will be leading, driving, attracting, retaining and nurturing high quality talent, while fostering a strong culture of diversity and inclusion.

The role will manage a team of 7 direct reports and a department of circa 35 people in total, splitted in Corporate Compliance, Member Compliance, Regulated Markets Compliance, Post Trade, CSDs and DPO.

The role involves establishing and maintaining a first class compliance standard and culture within Euronext and will play a key role in ensuring Euronext business approach is in line with legal and regulatory requirements. The role is responsible for the development, ongoing maintenance and enforcement of the necessary policies and procedures and supporting activities within the overall compliance agenda including guiding the business on new initiatives. 

Key accountabilities

Amongst other activities, the Chief Compliance Officer will be accountable to:

1/ Drive compliance roadmap with each scope

• Provide leadership and direction within the Compliance team to ensure the on-time delivery of the annual compliance plan and the continuous satisfaction of regulatory obligations.

• Develop, monitor with the rights KPIs and execute an annual compliance plan, in accordance with stated timeline targets, and in link with each of the direct report in charge of a specific scope : Markets, Post Trade, CSDs, Corporate.

• Serve as an independent and objective central point of compliance related issues and be the ultimate compliance escalation point

• Secure a clear and structured reporting to the Euronext Head of Risk and Compliance, Compliance committee, Managing Board, Supervisory Board and Risk Committee.

• Provide strategic regulatory guidance and advice on ongoing initiatives to maintain an efficient dialogue with relevant business owners and regulators where needed.

• Contribute to the compliance maturity growth of the compliance network.

2/ Develop a compliance culture

• Provide information on emerging trends and successful practices on compliance regulations and framework

• Impulse the needed level of transformation to maintain Euronext strong culture of compliance

• Manage and/or contribute to compliance related projects and oversee global initiated projects.

• Raise compliance awareness in the group, maintain relationships with team leads and local compliance representatives

• Support compliance tooling decisions

• Maintain and improve where needed a culture of operational excellence within compliance

• Inform and advise internally on several Compliance related topics, advise key stakeholders about Euronext Rules.

• Ensure good professional relationship with different regulators and college of regulators

3/ Lead and inspire high performing teams

• Lead and manage diverse and multicultural teams of c. 35 employees across 10 countries, driving strong engagement and performance

• Create an attractive culture and work environment, recruiting, retaining and developing a diverse, inclusive and engaged team

• Lead and manage all transversal activities

Your profile

Candidates will need to come with the right set of values that will fit in the Euronext’s culture. Some important attributes include strategic vision, business development excellence, high energy, adaptability and the ability to influence and manage internal as well as external stakeholders. Additionally, the candidate should have a hands-on style and a flexible attitude, with the ability to handle a fast-paced business. She/ He should have an independent, dynamic personality with strong interpersonal and relationship skills.

Euronext looks for ambitious executives, who are engaged workers and can “think big”; people with an entrepreneurial mindset who are both “doers”, “thinkers” and “leaders”, and who feel comfortable in contributing and implementing the strategy of Euronext.

• Experience in a financial services regulatory and compliance environment, such as in an investment bank, broker, exchange/MTF or trading firm or regulator. Experience in Big 4/Consulting in compliance is a plus.

• Knowledge of the regulatory framework, including detailed relevant knowledge of the MiFID and Market Abuse Directives, and ESMA guidelines specific to Regulated Markets (in particular the ESMA guidelines relating to trading controls in a high frequency environment), CSDR, EMIR, BMR, KYC, AML

• Knowledge of exchange traded financial products and markets, understanding of algorithmic trading strategies and market surveillance systems.

• Excellent collaboration and influencing skills, ability to manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and work effectively in a matrix organisation.

• Proven managerial capabilities, leadership skills and experience in functioning in a high demanding complex environment. She/ He has led major projects and/or has had ultimate responsibility for a substantial P&L/BU.

• Exposure to international markets (ideally France, The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Nordics)

• Proven experience with project requiring strong attention to detail and analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communicative skills in English and Dutch or French.

• Energetic, team player and able to multi-task.

ELITE is the Euronext ecosystem to support private companies by connecting them to skills, network and capital to drive their sustainable growth in the long-term, allowing them to access private and public capital markets. The ELITE offer is built around three pillars: 
•    Access to skillset and expertise, via a proprietary learning and mentoring methodology covering a range of topics, from growth strategy to innovation and internationalization, from risk management to corporate governance to funding options.
•    Access to an international network: ELITE members benefit from exposure to leading peers and advisors, as well as media coverage and access to exclusive events.
•    Access to growth capital, via traditional or alternative funding solutions, acting as a bridge from private to public.

We are looking for a Manager, Business Development & Sales - Netherlands. This new position will report directly to the Head of ELITE Europe, ad interim covered by the CEO of ELITE.

Amongst other projects, the Manager, Business Development & Sales - Netherlands be accountable for the below activities:

• Strategic commercial development for Netherlands: develop and execute an effective commercial plan to generate new business and deepen strategic relationships to increase ELITE’s footprint and rollout of new services, in coordination with Product / Marketing teams

• Revenue management: develop and maintain revenues (including on a recurring basis) with existing and new clients by leveraging on the value proposition of product /service on Dutch scope

• Relationship management: make tactical and strategic contacts at the management level through client networks and other channels

• Support to build the new Sales & Relationship Management approach in Europe to ensure and drive the execution of a structured Relationship Management model, in order to ensure continuous engagement with paying members (both companies and partners)

• Product & market development: build specific, sector-oriented knowledge for the various products. Identify market developments and translate them into sales activities (outbound)

• Work closely with Product Teams (Membership and Capital Services) in order to coordinate product proposition and facilitate go-to market/distribution

• Develop the strategic partnerships in Netherlands (including banks, corporates, Government, institutional bodies, opinion makers) to pave the way for ELITE to become one of the most relevant players in private companies support in Europe

• Coordinate cross-selling activities and increase the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)

Your profile

• 5 to 8 years of experience with a track record in Sales and Business Development

• Corporate Finance background

• Agile and proactive style, able to balance the competing demands of the role

• Strong commercial and relational skills supported by analytical and structured working style

• Team player with a proactive approach, pragmatic, customer oriented and numbers-driven

• Strong and proactive communicator and leader

• Rigorous project management skills: ability to leverage internal and external relationships, autonomy and determination to drive forward projects, provide clear business input into functional requirements.

• Pan-European business experience – developing products in multiple geographic locations is a plus.

• Languages: Dutch and English are mandatory - any other european language (italian, spanish, french) is a plus

• Position hired through EoR status - more details during the HR interview

Key accountabilities
• Ensure the delivery of settlement, custody, asset and fiscal services and support the management and control of the physical securities registered in Centralized Securities System and their safeguarding according to best international practices
• Support the development and implementation of more automated and digitized services at the Central Securities Depository.
• Ensure that user acceptance testing of all the IT system updates and improvements regarding physical securities services takes place.
• Develop and the execute annual custody business plans and coordinate of activities with senior management in other areas of the organization.
• Provide information to Issuers and Financial Intermediaries and represent Euronext internally and externally.
• Contribute to operoperational enhancements to streamline workflow and provide better support to frontline business units
• Drives continuous improvement of process and assess and select improvement opportunities that provide long-term value and minimize operational risks

Your profile
• In-depth knowledge of CSD Business operations
• Strong knowledge of industry market standards and business workflows in the securities services space
• Proven team leadership, communication and project management skills - ability to monitor

Position Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Functional Analyst with strong QA capabilities to join our team that designs trading platforms in the Fixed Income area. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in functional analysis and the ability to design and execute test cases for our Quality Assurance team. Excellent analytical skills, curiosity, availability, result orientation and a strong motivation are required. Knowledge of financial markets will be considered a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document software requirements.
• Design functional specifications for trading platform features.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure requirements are understood and met.
• Design detailed test cases for the Quality Assurance team.
• Participate in Quality Assurance processes to validate and verify software functionality.
• Provide support during the implementation phase to resolve functional issues.
• Review and validate the requirements, feasibility studies, functional specifications and technical design documents of the software products or services
• Apply quality assurance best practices, standards, methodologies and tools to ensure the quality of the software products or services
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies and regulations in the financial market industry and the quality assurance field.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Functional Analyst or similar role.
• Experience in designing and executing test cases for Quality Assurance.
• BSc or Master degree (preferred in Computing Science or related field)
• Excellent communication and documentation skills in Italian and English (Company’s official language)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, curiosity, availability, result orientation and strong motivation
• Ability to work autonomously as well as a part of a team. Ability to collaborate efficiently across several different departments and with stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of financial markets, FIX Protocol (at least 4.4, 5.0 SP2) and automated test tools is a plus