Head of Investment Services & Middle Office (MO)

AIA Hong Kong; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 450.000.000 - 550.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Indonesia seeks an experienced Investment Operations Leader. This role requires at least 10 years of relevant experience in investment operations, leading teams, and deep knowledge of market practices. Responsibilities include developing procedures, conducting risk assessments, and managing performance analytical tools. The company is committed to helping customers live healthier and longer lives, offering a vibrant career environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of investment operations and market practices.
• Experience in Performance Analytical Reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead investment services and middle office functions.
• Develop investment operations procedures in accordance with policies.
• Conduct operational risk assessments across investment functions.

Skills

Leadership skills

Investment operations knowledge

Analytical skills

Risk assessment

Tools

Eagle PACE

Job description

FIND YOUR 'BETTER' AT AIA

We don’t simply believe in being ‘The Best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us.

We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Lead investment services and middle office functions, including but not limited to monitoring equity & fixed income transaction settlement and analyzing & reporting general account, unit-linked investment & pension fund performance.

Job Description

• Develop Investment operations and middle office procedures, overview and monitoring, in accordance with Investment Standard & Policies
• Trade Processing & Settlements issue identification, procedures development, overview & monitoring
• Operational Risk assessment for Investment function across Front, Middle and Back Office through Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) framework to identify areas for attention
• Compliance and Risk Management issue identification, procedures development, overview and monitoring
• Review SLA / Agreement related to the investment activities with related parties (custodian, Banks, Fund Managers and Securities House)
• Proactive with translating insights from strategy to actionable initiatives that can improve results
• Disciplined and transparent in executing initiatives by balancing change and driving outcomes
• Open minded, listens and takes into consideration different views of stakeholders to make decisions that maximize meeting needs of customers to create win-win solutions for all involved
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses of the team to optimize opportunities for development and growth
• Maintains good supervisory oversight with service vendors as well as strong working relationships with third parties and other functions
• Elevates MO function to become trusted advisors and partners to key users, by providing strong, valuable analytical insights for portfolio investments
• Leverages appropriate technology and embraces tools and systems to generate better analyses
• Leads a key component of an important project

Job Requirements

• Min.10 years of relevant experience
• Deep understanding of day-to-day investment operations and market practices of investment products across different asset classes, investment performance and risk analytics and how they fit into the overall business strategy of AIA Investment
• Experience working and managing Performance Analytical Reporting tools and Systems (e.g. Eagle PACE)
• Strong leadership skills at managing a broad team with dynamic roles
• Deep expertise in multiple functions of Investment operations (e.g. settlement and reconciliation, technology, data, operational risk, etc.)
• Deep understanding of overall business strategy of AIA Investment and how such translates to technology and operation requirement
• Strong awareness of evolving technologies and market practices to develop and maintain an effective operation function

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

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