Global Trade Operations Analyst

Point72; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave

Mental and physical wellness programs

Volunteer opportunities

Affinity groups support for women,_min

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Point72’s Operations team supports trade processing, reconciliation, financing, and reporting firmwide across global markets and products including equities, derivatives, FX, and fixed income. You will lead end-to-end trade lifecycle management and work with traders, PMs, and tech to drive automation and reduce risk.

Ideal candidates bring 0–1 year in middle office operations, strong Excel/SQL skills, and a collaborative, detail-oriented mindset aligned with high ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics or related field.
• 0–1 year experience in middle office ops, trade support, or related function in a financial institution.
• Experience handling trade confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, and trade exception resolution across multiple asset classes.
• Experience processing corporate actions and assessing event impacts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables) and automation tools; SQL or similar tools to analyze data.
• Knowledge of market data terminals like Bloomberg; familiarity with trade confirmation and settlement workflows.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to reconcile positions and resolve issues with prime brokers, custodians, and counterparties.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to interact with traders, PMs, compliance, and tech teams.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment across Asian/European hours.
• Self-starter who can work independently and within a global team; commitment to high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end trade lifecycle management across global markets for a wide range of products.
• Reconcile daily positions and cash across counterparties; investigate and resolve trade breaks and settlement issues.
• Partner with traders, portfolio managers, clearing brokers, and internal teams to resolve trade lifecycle issues.
• Manage end-to-end processing of mandatory and voluntary corporate actions; assess position impacts.
• Build and implement automation and workflow improvements with tech to scale changes globally.
• Execute and monitor FX transactions to manage currency exposure affecting PnL and settlements.
• Maintain security master and reference data during Asian/European trading hours to support post-trade processing.
• Produce daily exception reports, reconciliations, and operational metrics for stakeholders and counterparties.
• Drive cross-functional projects to enhance settlement efficiency and risk monitoring.
• Create and maintain process documentation for continuous learning and improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics

Tools

Excel

SQL

Bloomberg

Job description

Point72’s Operations team supports trade processing, reconciliation, financing, and reporting firmwide across global markets and products including equities, derivatives, FX, and fixed income. You will lead end-to-end trade lifecycle management and work with traders, PMs, and tech to drive automation and reduce risk.

Ideal candidates bring 0–1 year in middle office operations, strong Excel/SQL skills, and a collaborative, detail-oriented mindset aligned with high ethical standards.