Global Offshore Trader & Platform Automation Lead

Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited invites applicants for a full-time trading-operations role. You will execute orders across global asset classes, monitor offshore automated trading strategies, and assist in planning, development and testing of the firm’s platforms.

You should have at least 3 years of overseas trading experience, familiarity with automated trading pipelines, and strong bilingual communication in Chinese and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in trading execution or trading management in overseas markets.
• Experience with automated trading pipelines and Python for data processing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute investment orders across multiple global asset classes and monitor offshore automated trading strategies.
• Participate in the planning, development and enhancement of offshore trading platforms; conduct system testing and launch validation.
• Support offshore trading operations and assist with trade booking and data statistics and analysis.
• Communicate effectively with internal departments and external counterparties to confirm order details and execution plans.

Skills

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Finance/Economics/Financial Engineering/Statistics

Job description

About Us

Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited (“Huatai International” or “the Company”), is the only overseas wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary of Huatai Securities. Huatai International is the Huatai Group’s international arm which plays as a crucial role in the group's internationalization strategy by:

• not only providing offshore capital market services (and a global business platform) but also provides onshore clients with valuable cross-border capital market services (aligned with the mainland China government’s policies and commercial intentions);
• actively making use of Huatai Securities’ leading position, distribution network and customer base in mainland China;
• integrating on a global basis across many jurisdictions and regions, a successful and fully integrated international financial platform with innovative financial services solutions.
  
  

About Us

Huatai International Financial Holdings Company Limited (“Huatai International” or “the Company”), is the only overseas wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary of Huatai Securities. Huatai International is the Huatai Group’s international arm which plays as a crucial role in the group's internationalization strategy by:

• not only providing offshore capital market services (and a global business platform) but also provides onshore clients with valuable cross-border capital market services (aligned with the mainland China government’s policies and commercial intentions);
• actively making use of Huatai Securities’ leading position, distribution network and customer base in mainland China;
• integrating on a global basis across many jurisdictions and regions, a successful and fully integrated international financial platform with innovative financial services solutions.
  
  

Huatai International operates as a holding company for consolidating all of the group’s cross-border businesses and companies under one umbrella, offering a truly unified and international business platform. In recognition of such international strength, the renowned international rating agency Standard and Poor’s has assigned Huatai International a “BBB+” rating (for long term) and “A-2” (for short-term).

Job Description

• Execute investment orders across multiple global asset classes and business lines, covering both exchange-traded and OTC products; manage the trading and real-time monitoring of offshore automated trading strategies, making timely adjustments to ensure investment and trading objectives are achieved.
• Participate deeply in the planning, development and enhancement of the firm's proprietary offshore trading and monitoring platforms; conduct system testing and launch validation, and continuously drive the platforms toward greater automation and intelligence.
• Support offshore trading operations, including the rollout of innovative trading models and business initiatives; assist with trade booking and related data statistics and analysis.
• Communicate effectively with internal departments and external counterparties to confirm order details and execution plans, ensuring the smooth execution of complex orders.
  
  

Qualifications

• Full-time Bachelor's degree or above, in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Statistics or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in trading execution or trading management in overseas financial markets; familiar with the trading rules and clearing & settlement processes of major global financial markets. Candidates with composite hands-on experience across exchange-traded and OTC derivatives, fundamental trading and quantitative strategies are preferred.
• Familiar with automated trading pipelines, with the ability to use programming languages such as Python for data processing; experience in requirements analysis, testing and launch of proprietary trading systems is preferred.
• Strong compliance and risk-control awareness and a high sense of responsibility; able to remain composed and make accurate judgments under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and coordination skills, business proficiency in both Chinese and English, and strong complex problem-solving ability; detail-oriented with strong learning agility.