Job Description

Sales Trader – ECM

About Goodbody

For more than 150 years, Goodbody has helped clients make informed financial decisions and move forward with confidence. Today, we are an intelligence-led capital, investment and wealth platform with global reach, connecting insight, expertise and opportunity to deliver exceptional outcomes for businesses, individuals and institutions.

With more than 400 employees across Dublin, London, Cork and Galway, we combine deep expertise with a collaborative culture that enables our people to grow and succeed. Guided by our values and recognised through multiple employer and workplace culture awards, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where ambition is supported, development is encouraged and careers can flourish.

About the Sales Trader Role:

We are looking for a driven and relationship-focused Institutional Sales Trader to join our Capital Markets team.

This is an exciting front-office role where you will work closely with institutional investors, research analysts and trading colleagues to deliver market insight, source liquidity and execute client orders. You will play a key role in building client relationships, growing revenue and helping clients navigate market opportunities.

Sales Trader Accountabilities include:

• Build and develop relationships with institutional investors.
• Provide clients with timely market insight, investment ideas and sector intelligence.
• Execute client orders and deliver best-in-class execution solutions.
• Work closely with Research, Trading and Corporate teams to identify opportunities and source liquidity.
• Expand existing client relationships and support new business development.
• Maintain the highest standards of market conduct, compliance and client service.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in Institutional Sales Trading & Execution Services or a related role.
• Strong understanding of equity markets and institutional investors.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial mindset with a passion for financial markets.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Ideal Characteristics

Success in this role is about more than technical expertise. We are looking for someone who:

• Puts clients first and delivers exceptional service.
• Acts with integrity and sound judgement.
• Collaborates effectively to achieve the best outcomes.
• Strives for excellence in everything they do.
• Brings ambition and energy to grow relationships, generate opportunities and contribute to team success.

Employee Value Proposition

Goodbody is focused on helping our employees thrive, and we do this by bringing to life our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) ‘Together we prosper’. Our firm’s purpose is to create long-term prosperity, and we cannot execute on our purpose without the right talent at Goodbody. To make sure we attract and retain industry-leading, passionate and inspiring talent, we’ve built a vibrant culture based on inclusion, opportunities to grow and a commitment to ‘do the right thing’, one of our core values. We live this by offering:

• Regular employee events through our universal inclusion programme fostering a sense of belonging and celebrating differences. And an ‘always on’ approach to social, financial, mental and physical wellbeing.
• A benefits package that includes a generous pension scheme, educational sponsorship and health insurance, along with a hybrid working model to promote better work/life balance
• Opportunities to give back through sustainability initiatives, volunteering and on-site and online meetings with our charity partners

Goodbody is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please include a note in your application or email us directly at HR@Goodbody.ie

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Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ireland. Where agency assistance is required, our Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Goodbody by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role. Goodbody operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the HR team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC, trading as Goodbody, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. In the UK, Goodbody is also subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. Goodbody is a member of Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange. Goodbody is a member of the group of companies headed by AIB Group plc.

For AIB Employees: Please note there are specific controls in place for transfers between AIB and Goodbody. Goodbody is part of AIB Group and you must inform your AIB line manager and HR BP in advance of making an application to Goodbody.