FX / IR Dealer
EQT Ventures is the early-stage venture capital strategy of EQT Group, partnering with founders building 'Generation-Defining Companies.' With 1.1 billion euro invested behind the strategy, EQT Ventures acts as an early-stage lead investor, operational advisor, and high-conviction capital provider for ambitious European founders, typically investing between 2-50M EUR.
About EQT Ventures
EQT Ventures partners with founders building Generation-Defining Companies, aiming to back ambitious visions that can become game-changing, resilient businesses. As early-stage lead investors, operational advisors, and high-conviction capital providers, the team—made up of ex-founders and operators—provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale fast, break through barriers with access to the global EQT platform, and build long-term resilience. EQT Ventures is domiciled in Luxembourg, with investment advisors located in Stockholm, Paris, London, New York, Berlin and Amsterdam, and is focused on European companies, having backed over 140 founding teams to date across sectors such as AI, fintech, edtech, robotics, and aerospace. The firm operates through multiple funds, including EQT Ventures I, II, and III, with clients/portfolio companies ranging from early-stage startups like Sana Labs, 1X, Payrails, Parloa, and The Exploration Company.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will independently execute FX spot transactions, manage trade inquiries, and communicate trading activity to internal stakeholders. You will improve governance, reconciliation, documentation, trade logging, reporting, and FX and interest-rate operating practices while escalating complex transactions appropriately.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 5+ years of FX and interest rate trading experience
- FX spot transaction execution
- Interest rate product knowledge
- Hedging
- Project management
- Process improvement
- Governance
- Reporting
- Analysis
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Written and verbal English communication
- Liquidity management
- Trade reconciliation systems or treasury management platforms
- Swedish or Nordic language proficiency
- Private equity or alternative asset management experience
- Policy writing or governance documentation
Responsibilities
- Execute FX spot transactions and escalate complex or high-value trades
- Respond to FX and interest rate trade inquiries
- Maintain relationships and communicate trading activity with investment, finance, and treasury stakeholders
- Improve governance and operational structures through dashboards, reconciliation processes, and documentation
- Maintain and improve trade logging and reporting practices
- Identify situations requiring escalation and communicate proactively
- Develop and embed best practices across FX and interest rate processes
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Wellbeing and wellness support
- Flexible working arrangements