Vice President, Middle Office Manager

Position Description:

The Candidate will be a senior team member of the middle office functions supporting APAC trade floors (Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney). The position involves daily interaction with Portfolio Managers/Traders, Trade & Regulatory Compliance, Legal, Back Office Operations (Outsourced vendor), Custodian Banks and Brokers.

The role requires direct interfacing with Global offices colleagues in different group/teams thus need to be flexible in working hours (interacting with US and Europe counterparts). Flex working policy is available.

The role also involves the compilation of statistical metrics for Senior Management, the onboarding of new brokers/new markets and oversight of critical activity within the EM (fixed income and equity) portfolios.

The successful candidate will demonstrate good judgment, strict attention to detail, an ability to manage multiple tasks and work well in a dynamic group.

Position Requirements:

- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills - ability to network with various departmental personnel and outside parties.

- Be ready to roll up own sleeves and lead by example as senior team member on the ground.

- Communicate strategically and effectively with all levels of staff and management.

- 4 year university degree in finance, accounting, or economics preferred. Graduate studies a plus.

- 10 or more years’ experience in the financial service industry.

- EM Asia Market experience and knowledge preferred.

- Product knowledge in processing and settlement of various financial products (fixed income, forex, equities and derivatives), Familiarity with ISDA, GMRA, and MSFTA documentation preferred

- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

- Experience with MS computer applications, proficiency in Visio and Add-In applications, such as Infocube/business objects are a plus;

- Bloomberg trade order management systems and matching utilities preferred.

- Self-motivated, problem solver, detail oriented, resourceful, with the ability to think strategically on how to create business led solutions.

- Mentor junior members of the team providing coaching & training.

- Ability to work effectively with local and global teams.

- Thrive in a fast paced environment.

- Take leadership role in key projects and issue resolution.

Job Description:

- Work with major stakeholders (Trade floor, L&C, Technology) to manage all trade floor related items in the region.

- Manage external vendor oversight

Ad Hoc:

- Support day-to-day requests from Operations, Portfolio, or Account management teams

- Assist in servicing clients operational queries and requests

- Participate in client and due diligence meetings

- Provide support on regional/global industry initiatives

- Build strong, cohesive relationships with brokers, custodians and back office operations to enhance process efficiencies, productivity and controls