APAC Trading Operations Specialist

Arena Investors, LP; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Arena Investors, LP is seeking an Associate of Trading Operations to support the Corporate Securities business across APAC. The role will manage trade life cycles, ensure real-time accuracy of the OMS, and collaborate with custodians, prime brokers, and other internal teams.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in securities or buy-side operations, strong Excel (VBA) skills, and a commitment to control-minded trade management across APAC time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (finance/economics/accounting)
• 3–5+ years in securities or buy-side investing
• Experience with risk, settlements or trading support functions
• Experience with Prime Brokers, Custodians and OTC counterparties

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead investment discussions ensuring real-time accuracy of pipeline and OMS
• Support APAC investment team in operational aspects of corporate securities transactions
• Maintain risk controls and post-trade reconciliations, asset servicing, collateral and liquidity management
• Be the first APAC Operations hire, covering trading desks across APAC time zones
• Coordinate with custodians, dealers and prime brokers to launch new accounts and improve workflows
• Assist with onboarding new custodians, trading counterparts and financing lines
• Set up new accounts/entities with the fund administrator
• Monitor cash inflows/outflows for investments and reconcile data
• Support ad-hoc projects and data integrity analyses
• Collaborate across departments and senior leadership

Skills

Excel (VBA)

Risk & settlements

Trading operations

Prime Brokers

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree (quantitative)

Tools

OMS (order management system)

Job description

Arena Investors, LP is seeking an Associate of Trading Operations to support the Corporate Securities business across APAC. The role will manage trade life cycles, ensure real-time accuracy of the OMS, and collaborate with custodians, prime brokers, and other internal teams.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in securities or buy-side operations, strong Excel (VBA) skills, and a commitment to control-minded trade management across APAC time zones.