Mortgage Back Securities (Mbs) Operations And Allocations Lead - Vice President

Job Description:

Job Title: Mortgage Back Securities (MBS) Operations and Allocations Lead

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: New York, NY

Overview

The MBS Allocation team will be supporting the Firm's propriety MBS Pass-Through business which includes: TBAs allocation, EPN processing, Position Management, MBSD FICC-RTTM, Fails Management, TBA (To Be Announced) and Pool Netting, Daily Reporting, TBA Pair off, Trade Assignment processing, and Trade Support services for the desks. The Allocator team is required to manage risk, avoid fails, and sift for valuable bonds to maximize profits, "If the rules of allocation are properly and carefully administered, P&L can be realized over and above the original TBA trade P&L". The Allocator role includes ad-hoc trading desk requests, allocation deadlines, and position management between the trade flow systems. The ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced, highly stressful environment is a must. The Allocators are expected to navigate and utilize various tools to address customer inquiries, as well as having a good understanding of SIFMA industry guidelines pertaining to MBS allocations and settlements.

What We Offer You:

• We offer competitive health and wellness benefits, empowering you to value life in and out of the office

• Retirement savings plans, parental leave, and other family-friendly programs

• An environment that encourages networking and collaboration across functions and businesses

• Active engagement with the local community through Deutsche Bank's specialized employee groups

Return to Office:

At this time, all individuals present in the location must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19

• It is the Bank's expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York office in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model

• Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion

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Your Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and allocating TBA product and coupon trade flow and pool inventory on 48-hour days; processing TBA and MBS Pool Netting transactions

• Sort for valuable bonds to maximize Trading Desk profits and reconcile positions with the RMBS Trading Desk

• Ensuring that all trades are booked and confirmed as intended by checking the Trading system verses internal systems, liaising with Trading, Sales, Brokers, or the Counterparty directly; investigate and resolve trade exceptions

• Manage fails by communicating with the street for prompt settlement

• Supporting tasks relating to departmental daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reporting; participating, supporting, and testing relating to new business initiatives, as well as ongoing internal and industry business testing

• Partnering closely with the Trading and Sales to provide the first level of control (1LOD) and escalation

Your Skills and Experience:

• Job knowledge of the Firm's markets, products, business, and regulations; good understanding of trade processing and settlement procedures; MBS Allocation/trade support experience, clearance experience, and Fixed Income Clearing Corp (FICC) knowledge for MBS products

• Excellent communication skills and interacts well with others appropriately

• Experience in mortgage-backed securities

• Solid understanding of SIFMA's TBA Market Governance and Uniform Practices Manual

• Advanced Excel Skills (macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, etc.)

How You'll Lead:

• Ability to handle stressful situations and strict time deadlines

• Excellent organizational skills

• Performance-driven, proactive, with proven ability to take on challenges, set, and execute agenda

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