Trading Operations Associate

About the role

A leading alternative investment manager is expanding its global Operations Team by hiring a Trading Operations Associate to support its Corporate Securities business lines. The role oversees the full life cycle of tradeable securities across APAC markets and works closely with all departments of the firm. It is a full-time position based in Hong Kong.

Key responsibilities

• Organize and lead initial investment discussions and keep the internal investment pipeline and order management system accurate and up to date.
• Support the APAC investment team on the operational side of corporate securities transactions, including private convertible bonds and bespoke direct lending deals.
• Apply a control-first approach to trade management, with strong knowledge of trade capture, post-trade reconciliation, controls, asset servicing and collateral and liquidity management.
• As the first hire on the APAC Operations team, cover all trading desks across APAC time zones and act as a go-to resource for the business, asset management, legal counsel, senior leadership and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with global custodians, dealers and prime brokers to launch new accounts, set up controls and improve daily processing workflows.
• Help add new custodians, trading counterparts, deal sources, financing lines and joint ventures, and set up new accounts and entities with the fund administrator.
• Monitor, record and reconcile cash flows from new and existing investments, assist with internal data integrity analysis and sponsor ad hoc projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree from a top university, ideally in a quantitative field such as finance, economics or accounting.
• 3-5+ years of direct experience at a securities or buy-side investment firm.
• Experience with risk, settlements or trading assistant functions, and with prime brokers, custodians and OTC counterparties.
• Ability to work with large data sets and understand data hierarchy.
• High personal integrity, strong work ethic, collaborative attitude and strong communication skills.

Required skills

• Excellent Microsoft Excel, with VBA a plus.
• Experience implementing scalable solutions that support front office business growth.