Trade Surveillance Analyst

Job Title: Trade Surveillance Analyst

Location: Central, Hong Kong

Company Overview

Our client is a global financial services company headquartered in the US, with offices in over 15 countries.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Regional Head of Surveillance, the role involves:

1. Conducting trade monitoring and surveillance
2. Reviewing and providing suggestions to enhance the existing trade surveillance system/reports
3. Manage projects to build and implement approved enhancements and changes required due to regulatory changes.
4. Crafting written instructions for programmers and technology staff.
5. Assisting in handling trading inquiries from regulators and exchanges in the region, primarily Australia and Hong Kong;
6. Assisting in drafting and implementing firm policies and written supervisory procedures;
7. Developing and implementing remedial action plans in response to internal and external audit findings;

Required Qualifications and Skills:

1. Good quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
2. Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is essential.
3. Relevant direct financial market experience at a financial services’ regulatory agency, exchange or licensed brokerage/trading firm.
4. Familiarity with exchange rules, rules governing trading conduct
5. Good product knowledge and understanding of the markets
6. Prior trade monitoring and surveillance experience
7. Solid academic background with relevant qualifications
8. Have a "can-do" attitude and willingness to learn.
9. Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment
10. Experience in dealing with exchange and regulatory enquiries.
11. A high degree of comfort and fluency with computers and technology, an understanding of how technology is applied to business and regulatory problems or an ability to develop this rapidly.
12. Ability to work in a small team environment
13. Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work with minimal supervision.

Desired:

1. Prior experience with Smarts broker or equivalent trade monitoring software.
2. Chinese language ability (written and/or spoken in Mandarin or Cantonese) is beneficial.

Company Benefits & Perks:

1. Competitive Salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
2. Excellent health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, specialist and in-patient
3. Competitive package of Annual Leave
4. Daily lunch ordered in house with fully stocked kitchen
5. Great work life balance
6. Unique opportunity to gain exposure to global financial products, markets and clientele
7. Opportunities for career progression and job scope expansion in a global company with growing local presence
8. Hybrid work arrangement role permitting

Please send an updated resume in English to our Managing Partner at ec(at)Harbridgepartners(dot)com

Interested in this and other roles? Please send an updated resume in English to CV[@]harbridgepartners[dot]com

Or contact +852 2523 9955 – and ask for Vanessa Wang, Edward Chen, Richard Liu, Jerry Tang.

Harbridge Partners Limited

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