Product Manager, Mutual Funds (Dealing Backup)

Ark Group International (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; Presencial; HKD 600.000 - 1.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ark Group International (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking a Product Manager for Mutual Funds to oversee dealing backup and fund lifecycle activities. The role requires screening, due diligence, onboarding, and ongoing reviews in coordination with Compliance, Operations, and IT.

You will prepare product materials, provide market commentary, and support relationship managers without participating in individual client investments.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or above in finance, economics, business administration or related discipline.
• SFC Type 1 and Type 4 licensed status, transferable or registrable immediately.
• HKSI Papers 1, 7 and 8 (or recognised exemption) with a clean regulatory record.
• 3+ years of product management or sales support in a financial institution with fund lifecycle exposure.
• Dealing capability with equities, ETFs and funds, including pre-trade checks and post-trade reconciliation.

Responsabilidades

• Screen and conduct due diligence on public mutual funds and onboarding recommendations.
• Prepare product materials, factsheets and monthly reviews in line with regulatory requirements; provide training and sales support.
• Act as day-to-day contact for fund houses and distribution platforms on capacity, product changes and annual reviews.
• Monitor product performance, asset size and peer rankings; produce periodic reviews and regulatory reporting.
• Carry out dealing duties within approved limits and execute orders with reconciling trades.
• Maintain trade logs and escalate system issues or exceptions to the Head of Trading.
• Participate in dealing backup arrangements and drills.
• Comply with SFC Code of Conduct and CPT training; protect client confidentiality.

Conocimientos

Cantonese

Mandarin

English

Regulatory compliance

Financial analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/business administration

Herramientas

iAsia

Bloomberg

Sharp Point

Descripción del empleo

Product Manager, Mutual Funds (Dealing Backup)

Screen and conduct due diligence on public mutual funds, covering quantitative and qualitative analysis and term comparison and onboarding recommendations; manage the full onboarding, update, suspension and offboarding process in coordination with Compliance, Operations and IT.

Prepare and maintain product materials, factsheets and monthly reviews in line with regulatry and compliance requirements; provide product training, market commentary and sales support to relationship managers without taking part in individual client investment decisions.

Act as the day-to-day contact for fund houses and distribution platforms on capacity, settlement, product changes and annual reviews.

Monitor product performance, asset size and peer rankings, produce periodic product reviews and recommendations, maintain product records and complete regulatory and management reporting.

Carry out dealing duties within approved limits, executing equity, ETF, fund and bond orders accurately and completing pre-trade checks and post-trade reconciliation.

Maintain trade logs and execution records, ensure consistency between instructions, executions and system records, and elevate system failures, order exceptions, limit breaches or market anomalies to the Head of Trading promptly.

Participate in dealing backup arrangements and regular drills, maintaining system access and operational proficiency to take over dealing duties independently when required.

Comply with the SFC Code of Conduct, internal trading and product policies and best execution requirements; complete conflict of interest and personal account dealing declarations and CPT training, and protect client confidentiality.

Undertake other product and dealing support duties assigned by management.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree or above in finance, economics, business administration or a related discipline.

Licensing: current SFC Type 1 and Type 4 licensed representative status, transferable or registrable immediately; meets SFC competence requirements (HKSI Papers 1, 7 and 8, or recognised exemption); clean regulatory record.

Experience: 3+ years of product management or sales support experience in a financial institution (bank or brokerage), with hands-on exposure to the full public fund product lifecycle including screening, due diligence, onboarding and review.

Dealing capability: practical order execution experience with equities, ETFs and funds, able to complete pre-trade checks and post-trade reconciliation independently.

Technical knowledge: familiarity with Hong Kong retail fund distribution and onboarding processes, SFC requirements on sales, trading and disclosure, and pre-trade checks, execution reconciliation and escalation procedures.

Systems: familiarity with iAsia, Sharp Point, Bloomberg or similar trading and market data systems preferred.

Industry background: private banking, brokerage or fund distribution platform experience preferred; cross-border product exposure (Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore) an advantage.

Languages: fluency in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, with the ability to read and write Chinese and English product documents.

Rota and backup: willingness to work on a rota basis and to provide backup coverage during dealers' leave and temporary absences, adjusting working hours as required.

Competencies: detail-oriented, resilient and able to manage multiple workstreams; sound judgement to elevate rather than act outside authority; CFA or FRM preferred.