Associate Director, Custody Operations, Fund Services

CLSA; Hong Kong; In loco; HKD 1.200.000 - 2.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CLSA is seeking a high-caliber leader to drive the custody business in Hong Kong, overseeing settlement, reconciliation and corporate action processes across global assets. You will establish robust procedures, manage key stakeholders and guide system-related implementations with vendors and internal teams.

The role requires a postgraduate qualification and a valid SFC custody license, with 8–10 years’ experience in global custody.

Competenze

• Postgraduate qualification in a related discipline.
• Holding a relevant SFC license for custody services is required.
• Preferably with 8–10 years of global custody experience.
• Familiar with settlement systems: SWIFT, CMU, CCASS, Euroclear/Clearstream.
• Experience leading a team in trade settlement and corporate action cycles.
• Able to work independently under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication in Mandarin and English.

Mansioni

• Lead the setup of custody business and participate in strategic planning.
• Develop and implement procedures manuals, workflows and controls for custody services.
• Engage with sub-custodians, counterparties and internal departments to manage relationships.
• Assist in system setup, implementation and testing with vendors and internal teams.
• Oversee day-to-day settlement, reconciliation and corporate action operations.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Settlement operations

Stakeholder management

Mandarin & English

Attention to detail

Risk management

Formazione

Postgraduate qualification

SFC custody license

Strumenti

SWIFT

CMU

CCASS

Euroclear/Clearstream

Descrizione del lavoro

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Lead the setup of custody business and participate in the strategic planning of custody business
• Establish and implement procedures manuals, workflows and control measures related to asset custody services
• Connect and establish relationship with stakeholders, including but not limit to sub-custodians, counterparties, internal departments, etc
• Participate in system setup, implementation and testing and to collaborate with system vendor and internal departments to follow up project status and progress
• Manage or support day-to-day settlement, reconciliation and corporation action operation, including but not limited to Hong Kong equities and fixed income securities, global stocks and bonds, etc
• Monitor relevant market developments, assess operational and system enhancement needs, and implement measures to respond to changes
• Undertake ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification in a related discipline
• Holding a relevant SFC license for custody services is required
• Preferably with minimum of 8-10 years of experiences in global custody and banking industry
• Familiar with custodian business with good knowledge and operating experience in various settlement systems operations, including operations in SWIFT, CMU, CCASS, Euroclear/Clearstream etc.
• Experience in leading a team to perform trade settlement and corporate action event cycles
• Mature, high level of attention to detail, able to work independently under pressure and strong sense of meeting tight committed deadlines
• Able to resolve settlement issues and conscious of operation risk
• Good interpersonal skill and willing to accept challenges
• Good verbal and written communication skills in Mandarin and English
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other presentation applications, including the ability to produce neatly presented work