Capital Markets Operations Specialist – Banking

Randstad Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 400,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Hong Kong Limited is seeking skilled professionals for a Trade Processing & Settlement role in its capital markets operations. You will ensure transactional integrity across front-office to post-trade systems and manage buy-sell settlements for securities and convertible bonds.

The candidate should have 4+ years in Banking/Financial Services Operations, with strong knowledge of settlements and triparty processes. Bachelor Degree required; local HK depository familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Banking/Financial Services Operations within Capital Markets, Back Office or Middle Office.
• Direct experience with Securities, Equities, Convertible Bonds and related settlement processes.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end trade lifecycle, clearing and settlement processes (SWIFT, Euroclear, Clearstream, or local depositories).
• Solid knowledge of post-trade systems, collateral management and corporate actions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee trade processing and settlement lifecycle end-to-end.
• Conduct investigations and financial control on loan invoices and reconciliations.
• Manage triparty activities and ensure timely settlement and issue resolution.

Skills

Banking Ops

Capital Markets

Trade Lifecycle

Securities Settlement

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

SWIFT

Euroclear

Clearstream

Asian Depositories

Job description

about the company.

The hiring company is the corporate and investment banking arm of a top-tier European banking group, ranking among the largest financial institutions worldwide. Headquartered in Europe, it operates a vast international network across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and the Middle East, primarily serving large corporate clients, institutional investors, and multinational companies.

about the job.

Trade Processing & Settlement

• Ensure absolute transactional integrity within post-trade systems for all executions initiated by Front Office trading applications.

• Track and manage buy-sell transactions across equity and convertible bond markets, including repos, securities lending, standard shares, and corporate actions.

• Monitor the primary issuance of convertible bonds, alongside loan-to-loan and collateral transactions within the equity and bond markets.

• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of settlements, actively managing triparty activities and ensuring timely execution.

Investigation & Financial Control

• Manage the comprehensive lifecycle of loan-to-loan invoices, including issuance, receipt, and payment follow-ups.

• Conduct daily reconciliations to identify potential gaps in loan invoices and proactively follow up on defaults or payment delays.

• Perform deep-dive investigations into settlement discrepancies and resolve related outstanding operational issues.

skills & experiences required.

• Proven experience in Banking or Financial Services Operations, specifically within Capital Markets, Back Office, or Middle Office.

• Direct experience with Securities, Equities, Convertible Bonds, and related settlement processes.

• Strong understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle, clearing, and settlement processes (including familiarity with SWIFT, Euroclear, Clearstream, or local Asian depositories).

• Solid knowledge of post-trade systems, collateral management, and corporate actions.

• Experience with process optimization, user testing (UAT), or supporting operational transformation projects is highly desirable.

key responsibilities

Trade Processing & Settlement

Investigation & Financial Control

experience

4 years

skills

Settlement / Post-Trade Operations Trade Lifecycle Back Office / Middle Office Trade Processing & Confirmation Reconciliations Corporate Actions Triparty Activities Primary Issuance Discrepancy Investigation / Exception Management

qualifications

Strong understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle, clearing, and settlement processes (including familiarity with SWIFT, Euroclear, Clearstream, or local Asian depositories).

education

Bachelor Degree