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The Commodities and Global Markets Client Specialist Unit is a frontline expert team supporting clients and counterparties with all ready-to-trade activities. The team partners closely with sales, origination, compliance, legal, and operations to ensure seamless client onboarding and servicing, while managing non-financial risk matters. The team delivers a positive client experience and practical risk outcomes across a diverse portfolio of funds and regulated financial institutions.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a Client Specialist within Commodities and Global Markets, you will take direct responsibility for client relationships from a compliance, administrative and servicing perspective. You will act as the primary point of contact for clients on all ready-to-trade matters, ensuring regulatory and contractual requirements are met. You will partner with sales and origination teams to manage non-revenue responsibilities, freeing up capacity for commercial activities while maintaining strong connectivity with clients. Your expertise will be vital in translating regulatory requirements into clear, client-specific solutions and in ensuring practical application of compliance and risk policies. You will support a portfolio of funds and regulated entities, including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds and financial institutions, delivering successful onboarding and ongoing engagement.

What you offer

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• Extensive experience in investment management operating models, fund structures, regulation and organisational frameworks, particularly within the EMEA region

• Strong understanding of complex fund and ownership structures, such as SPVs, trusts, hedge funds, funds of funds, UCITS, AIFs, master-feeder setups and umbrella funds

• Ability to navigate cross-border structures involving partnerships, securitisation vehicles and holding companies

• Expertise in client due diligence, financial crime risk management and policy application, as well as strong knowledge of physical commodities and derivatives products, including contracts for difference, forwards, futures, swaps, swaptions and options

• Demonstrated capability in contractual negotiation, including ISDA, CSA, EFET and other derivatives agreements

• Experience with regulatory frameworks and classifications such as MiFID, EMIR, AMLD5 and 6, FATCA, CFTC Rules and Dodd-Frank Act

• Fluency or working proficiency in one or more EMEA languages to support cross-border client engagement and documentation review

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
• 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Commodities and Global Markets

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Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base across Commodities, Financial Markets and Asset Finance.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.