Investment Management | Equities Trading and Corporate Finance

Melbourne | Full time, office based | Salary & STI, LTI Components

An Australian equities trading and corporate finance advisory business is appointing a Director to lead its equities desk. This is a newly created leadership position as the firm builds out its senior bench. The business works with sophisticated investors, institutional clients, and ASX listed and growth stage companies across trading, capital markets and strategic advisory. The desk sits at the centre of that work, close to both institutional flow and corporate origination.

The Role
Owns and grows a book of business across institutional and corporate clients
Sets the strategic direction of the equities desk and leads its day to day operation
Leads origination and execution of equity capital markets transactions, including placements, rights issues and IPO processes
Acts as the senior point of contact between traders, corporate finance, compliance and external counterparties




Leads and develops the desk team as the business scales

Background Required
8 plus years in equities trading, sales trading or desk leadership, including experience at director level
An established network of institutional and corporate relationships, with a track record of originating and converting business
Experience leading or originating corporate finance transactions, with solid ECM exposure
Robust working knowledge of IRESS and OpenMarkets, and a solid grasp of ASX market structure and compliance frameworks

What's On Offer

Salary, bonus and long term incentive, full time, office based in Melbourne. Genuine autonomy to build and own a book of business, with upside tied to performance. Direct exposure to a solid pipeline of capital markets and advisory work, working alongside senior dealmakers.
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