Middle Office Specialist - Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd is seeking a Capital Markets Trade Support professional to provide accurate dealing support across Structured products, FX, Fixed Income and Equities. You will handle trade capture, validation and lifecycle management, reconcile trades, monitor events, and support P&L/risk checks, while ensuring policy and risk compliance.

The role requires strong communication with front, middle and back offices and a proactive approach to process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Finance, Business, Economics or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant capital markets support experience (Middle Office / Trade Support or related).
• Knowledge of Structured products, FX, FI and Equities is a plus.
• Proficiency in VBA for automation, reporting and data analysis; advanced Excel skills.
• Hong Kong Type 1 and Type 4 license would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day trade capture and booking, validation, and lifecycle management for CM products.
• Perform trade reconciliation and investigate breaks; resolve issues promptly.
• Monitor trade events and manage amendments, cancellations, unwinds, and corporate actions.
• Support daily P&L and risk checks to ensure accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures and market risk controls.
• Liaise with issuers, front/middle/back offices and other stakeholders.
• Assist in process enhancements, automation, and control improvements.
• Support new product launches, system upgrades, and UAT testing.
• Prepare MIS reports for management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Control & risk mindset

Problem-solving

Communication

English Cantonese Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's degree (Finance/Business/Economics)

Tools

VBA

Advanced Excel

Job description

This position is part of the Capital Markets Product & Solution (CMPS) team, supporting dealing desks across Structured products, FX, Fixed Income and Equites. The role is responsible for all deal and order-related activities, including close liaison with Front Office and other stakeholders. The incumbent will focus on providing timely and accurate dealing support while ensuring strict adherence to internal policies, compliance requirements and market risk controls throughout the trade life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day trade capture & booking, validation, and lifecycle management for capital markets products (Structured products, FX, Fixed Income, Equities)
• Perform trade reconciliation, investigation and resolve breaks promptly.
• Monitor and manage trade events (Amend & Cancel, late trade booking, trade unwinding, corporate actions etc...)
• Support daily P&L and risk checking
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory requirements
• Liaison with different external & internal stakeholders (Issuers, front, middle and back offices mainly)
• Assist in process enhancement, automation initiatives, and control improvements
• Support new product launches, system enhancements, projects and UAT testing
• Prepare regular reports MIS for management

Skills and Competencies

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills; able to investigate and resolve issues
• High attention to detailed and strong control/risk mindset
• Ability to think out of the box and propose practical, innovative solutions to improve processes and controls
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with various stakeholders
• Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin (spoken and written)

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor's degree is preferred (Finance, Business, Economics, or related technical discipline)
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the financial industry, preferably in Middle Office / Trade Support or related capital markets functions.
• Practical Knowledge of Structured products, foreign exchange (FX), Fixed income products (FI), Equites
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle from execution to settlement
• Proficiency in VBA for process automation, reporting and data analysis; Advanced Excel skills
• Hong Kong Type 1 and Type 4 license holder will be an advantage

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.