Trading Desk Strategy & Ops Lead - HK

NexusSearch; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NexusSearch in Hong Kong seeks a Chief of Staff to run day-to-day operations and own cross-team projects across markets, products and headcount. You will coordinate planning, reporting and liaise with compliance, legal, finance, HR and technology to drive initiatives from market entry to onboarding and infrastructure.

The role suits someone with trading desk exposure, strong numerical sense, and the ability to deliver results across teams.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in a business management, COO office, strategy or chief of staff role at a trading firm, bank, asset manager, exchange or consulting firm.
• Good understanding of how a trading desk operates, including P&L, risk, technology and the regulatory environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Discretion in handling confidential commercial and personnel information.
• Based in Hong Kong or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Run the desk's management cadence, including leadership meetings, priority tracking and follow-up on decisions.
• Lead cross-functional projects from start to finish, working with trading, technology, operations, risk, compliance and legal.
• Prepare management reporting desk and DV Group leadership covering P&L, costs, headcount, capital and risk usage, and project status.
• Coordinate headcount planning and recruiting, including pipeline tracking, interview scheduling and onboarding.
• Track budgets, vendor contracts and renewals; prepare business cases for new tools, data and infrastructure spend.
• Support regulatory and licensing work with compliance and legal, including SFC matters and exchange memberships.
• Prepare materials for internal and external meetings and represent the desk where necessary.
• Identify and resolve operational issues across the desk.

Skills

Excel

Project management

English (Native)

SQL

Python

Stakeholder management

Discretion

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

NexusSearch in Hong Kong seeks a Chief of Staff to run day-to-day operations and own cross-team projects across markets, products and headcount. You will coordinate planning, reporting and liaise with compliance, legal, finance, HR and technology to drive initiatives from market entry to onboarding and infrastructure.

The role suits someone with trading desk exposure, strong numerical sense, and the ability to deliver results across teams.