Korea Trading Controls Specialist

Jane Street; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Jane Street in Hong Kong is seeking a Korea-focused Trading Controls Specialist to join our team. You will interpret, design and implement pre- and post-trade controls and work with internal teams to support Asia expansion.

You will gather feedback on Korea UTP and short sell rules, build relationships with onshore counterparties, translate rule interpretations into our controls framework, and monitor new trading flows for impact on controls.

Qualifications

• Have 8+ years of relevant experience in trading controls design and implementation.
• Knowledgeable with Korea exchange rules (APAC experience a plus).
• Familiar with electronic trading regulations and system design.
• Experience working with developers; some coding skills would be a plus but not required.
• Fluent in English and Korean.

Responsibilities

• Gather feedback from brokers and exchanges on Korea UTP and short sell rules to guide business decisions.
• Build relationships with onshore counterparties to gather regulatory feedback and market sentiment.
• Work with Korea Business Development, Trading, Compliance and Technology to translate rules into the controls framework.
• Monitor and evaluate new trading flows and their interaction with controls.

Skills

Trading controls

Korea rules

Regulatory compliance

Electronic trading

Coding basics

Tools

Dev collaboration

Job description

About the Position

We are looking for a Korea-focused Trading Controls Specialist to join our Hong Kong team. This person will focus on interpretation, design, and implementation of pre- and post-trade controls, whilst working with various internal teams to advise on, analyze and support the continued development of our business in Asia.

Additional responsibilities of this role will include:

• Gathering continuous feedback from brokers and exchanges on Korea UTP and short sell rules and other trading sensitivities to help advise and guide the business to make informed decisions
• Building relationships with onshore counterparties to gather colour on regulatory and market sentiment about the feedback from counterparties
• Working closely with our Korea Business Development, Trading, Compliance and Technology teams to translate the rule interpretations into our controls framework
• Monitoring and evaluating new flows/increases in trading and their interaction with controls

About You

• Have 8+ years of relevant experience in trading controls design and implementation
• Knowledgeable and experienced with Korea exchange rules (any broader APAC experience would be a plus)
• Familiar with electronic trading regulations as well as system design
• Experience working with devs (some coding skills would be a plus, but not required)
• Fluent in English and Korean