ASIA DERIVATIVES ONBOARDING - MANAGER / ASSISTANT MANAGER

• Well established international Asset Management Firm
• Excellent Exposure

Our client is an international asset management firm with an unparalleled reputation across the Asia Pacific region. With the continued growth of the organization, the need has arisen to recruit a high calibre candidate to join them

Receive derivatives trading requests from Relationship Management, Product Management and Portfolio Managers. Assess the trading documentations, broker accounts and internal system setups required to enable the derivatives trading pipeline. Facilitate the internal derivatives trading approval process and ensure that there is a governance structure around the onboarding of new accounts trading derivatives. Maintain status dashboards of derivatives account opening requests and present them to traders in regular meetings. Support Traders need for best execution by setting up the full range of desired derivatives brokers. Coordinate the derivatives trading related onboarding functions for new accounts and new brokers. Coordinate derivatives trading operational readiness within the Asia Derivatives Services team including middle office, operations and collateral management. Coordinate with Legal Services to ensure that proper legal agreements are put in place to support derivatives trading. Ensure that all account, broker onboarding and legal documentation is maintained. Maintain an accurate and complete matrix of accounts, authorized derivative products, derivatives legal agreements and active brokers. Contribute to the successful management of external broker relationships. Work with the Derivatives Solutions team to support the setup of technology to facilitate trading of new derivative product types. Take ownership of side projects to clean up records and validate broker setups.

To be considered, you should be a degree holder with at least 5 years' experience in asset management, investment operations and projects. Experience with Client Onboarding/KYC and Derivatives Account Opening is preferred. Experience with collateral, derivatives or other investment related products is a plus. Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills. Team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Interested applicants should send a detailed resume to Michelle Ho by email to mho@ric.com.hk quoting reference eFC3408.

(Applicants not contacted within 4 weeks should consider their application unsuccessful.)