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BBVA is a general company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
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The Differential Discounting desk, part of the Global XVA Desk, manages fair value adjustments and economic risks arising from BBVA Global Markets' business in collateralised transactions. It manages bond collateralised agreements, collateral posting options and in general any kind of economic adjustment (generically known as ColVA) appearing in non-standard collateral agreements.
**About the job**:
**The position entails**:
- Pricing ColVA appearing in derivatives transactions closed under a non-standard agreement (such as bond denominated CSAs, or contracts including collateral posting options), as well as collateral driven transactions.
- Analysing and implementing market strategies to handle the complex cross-asset position arising from the Global Markets ColVA portfolio.
- Collaboration with Global Sales and Structuring in the design and negotiation of new/amended CSAs, including direct client engagement.
- Participating in the development and improvement of tools and models needed to manage ColVA risk.
**What are we looking for?**
**Previous experience and academic background**:
- We are looking for a person with a strong technical background who has also had at least 5 years of exposure to financial markets.
- Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or Economics.
- Background in Financial Mathematics needed.
- Previous experience in trading (especially in the rates derivatives space) highly valued.
**Languages**:
- Fluent in English.
**Soft-skills**:
- Team player.
- Able to perform under pressure.
**Skills**:
English Language