ETF Capital Markets Specialist

4w4 weeks ago

Invesco

London, GB · Full-time · £90,000 – £120,000

About this role

Invesco, one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, delivers distinctive investment management capabilities and a wide range of strategies. The ETF Capital Markets Specialist manages and optimizes the primary and secondary market ecosystem for UCITS ETFs. This ensures consistent, high-quality liquidity and efficient trading across diversified exposures in all market conditions.

Acting as the central link between portfolio management, authorised participants, market makers, exchanges, clients, and internal stakeholders, the role provides execution expertise, liquidity oversight, and market intelligence. Responsibilities include owning the primary market ecosystem by coordinating creations/redemptions and managing AP relationships. It also involves optimizing secondary-market quality through monitoring spreads, depth, and trading behaviour.

The specialist advises on optimal trading strategies, analyses flows and investor behaviour, and monitors market structure and regulatory developments. Serving as the technical ETF expert, the role explains structure, liquidity mechanics, and market microstructure to teams and clients. It bridges portfolio management and the market to translate investment intent into efficient trading outcomes.

Building deep product and market expertise positions UCITS ETFs for uses like portfolio solutions, securities finance, and structured products. The role develops reports, scorecards, and databases while writing ETF-focused market insight pieces. Professionals gain exposure across a global footprint with intelligent colleagues and challenging work at Invesco.

Requirements

Deep understanding of UCITS ETF primary and secondary market ecosystems
Experience coordinating ETF creations/redemptions with authorised participants
Expertise in monitoring and optimizing ETF liquidity, spreads, and trading behaviour
Knowledge of market microstructure, regulatory developments, and investor flow dynamics
Ability to provide execution advice, pre-trade analytics, and trading strategies for ETFs
Proficiency in translating portfolio management objectives into market-efficient outcomes
Skills in building relationships with market makers, exchanges, and clients

Responsibilities

Own the primary market ecosystem by coordinating creations/redemptions, managing new and existing AP relationships, and ensuring efficient ETF liquidity across all market conditions
Optimize secondary-market quality through continuous monitoring of spreads, depth, and trading behaviour, working closely with market makers to maintain tight and orderly markets
Provide execution intelligence by advising clients on optimal trading strategies, liquidity windows, and execution modalities
Assist clients across all channels in achieving efficient execution when trading Invesco ETFs and provide education and Pre Trade Analytics on ETF liquidity
Serve as the technical ETF expert for internal teams and clients, explaining structure, liquidity mechanics, and market microstructure
Act as the bridge between portfolio management and the market, translating investment intent into operationally efficient ETF trading and liquidity outcomes
Build and leverage deep product and market expertise to position UCITS ETFs across multiple use cases including securities finance and structured products
Develop internal and external reports, scorecards, and databases; write ETF focused market insight pieces and analyse ETF flow dynamics