Chief of Staff (DV QES)

About the role

DV Trading, part of the DV Group of financial services firms, is looking for a Chief of Staff in Hong Kong. The desk is expanding across markets, products and headcount, and the role helps run the business day to day and owns projects that span multiple teams. It suits someone who has worked close to a trading business, is comfortable with numbers and can get things done across teams they do not manage.

Key responsibilities

• Run the desk's management cadence, including leadership meetings, priority tracking and follow-up on decisions
• Lead cross-functional projects from start to finish with trading, technology, operations, risk, compliance and legal
• Prepare management reporting for the desk and DV Group leadership covering P&L, costs, headcount, capital and risk usage, and project status
• Coordinate headcount planning and recruiting, including pipeline tracking, interview scheduling and onboarding
• Track budgets, vendor contracts and renewals, and prepare business cases for new tools, data and infrastructure spend
• Support regulatory and licensing work with compliance and legal, including SFC matters and exchange memberships
• Prepare materials for internal and external meetings and represent the desk where necessary
• Identify and resolve operational issues across the desk

Required profile

• 2-5 years of experience in a business management, COO office, strategy or chief of staff role at a trading firm, bank, asset manager, exchange or consulting firm
• Good understanding of how a trading desk operates, including P&L, risk, technology and the regulatory environment
• Experience running several projects at once and working with senior stakeholders
• Clear written and verbal communication, discretion with confidential commercial and personnel information
• Fluent English and Mandarin; based in Hong Kong or willing to relocate

Required skills

• Strong Excel skills
• SQL or Python is a plus