Capital Market - Trade Control

Pride Global; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pride Global in Malaysia is seeking a Financial Markets Operations professional to strengthen middle office controls across trade validation, FO supervision, and non-validation controls. You will collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, and Technology to ensure accurate trade booking, robust risk controls, and regulatory alignment.

The role emphasizes governance, data integrity, and operational transformation within a global Financial Markets context.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Markets Operations, Middle Office, Trade Control, or Investment Banking Operations.
• Strong knowledge of OTC financial products and trade lifecycle processes.
• Experience in Trade Validation, Front Office Supervision, and Non-Validation Controls.
• Understanding of reconciliation, exception management, and operational risk controls.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting Financial Markets Operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with global teams.
• Experience supporting operational transformation or automation initiatives is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade validation by reviewing executed deals against external sources across OTC products and regions.
• Ensure trades are accurately captured in internal systems according to booking models.
• Execute daily control activities and reporting to support risk capture and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor trading risk positions and supervision controls to identify exceptions.
• Support governance and oversight of Financial Markets trading controls.

Skills

Financial Markets Ops

Middle Office

Trade Validation

Front Office Supervision

Non-Validation Controls

OTC Products Knowledge

Regulatory Awareness

Analytical & Stakeholder Mgmt

Job description

Salary : 15-20% increment from current salary (Open Budget)

Employment type : Full time employment

Open for : Malaysian/PR

Role Summary

The Financial Markets Operations (FMO) Middle Office Controls team is responsible for maintaining a robust control framework and governance across Financial Markets (FM) trading activities. This role supports Trade Validation, Front Office (FO) Supervision, and Non-Validation Controls to ensure accurate trade booking, effective risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across global Financial Markets products.

The successful candidate will work closely with Front Office, Business COO, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance, and Technology teams to strengthen the control environment, support business growth, and drive operational transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Trade Validation Controls

• Perform trade validation by reviewing executed deals against external sources across OTC products and global regions.
• Ensure trades are accurately captured in internal systems in accordance with approved booking models.
• Execute daily control activities and reporting to support accurate risk capture and regulatory compliance.

Front Office Supervision Controls

• Monitor trading risk positions, trade capture timelines, and trading activities.
• Perform Front Office supervision controls to identify and elevate exceptions relating to trading risk, regulatory compliance, and rogue trading activities.
• Support governance and oversight of Financial Markets trading controls.

Non-Validation Controls

• Perform FOBO, FOFO, and interface system exception monitoring.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks to ensure data integrity and completeness.
• Produce management information (MI), control reporting, and data insights to support business stakeholders.

Business & Operational Support

• Support new business initiatives, product launches, and strategic Financial Markets transformation programmes.
• Manage operational queries, investigations, and issue remediation while ensuring timely escalation of risks.
• Partner with Front Office Trading, Sales, Structuring teams, and Business COO to enhance business enablement and operational efficiency.
• Represent Middle Office Operations in supporting post-trade processes and business initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong working relationships with Front Office, Operations, Finance, Risk, Technology, Compliance, and Audit teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor by facilitating effective communication between business and operational teams.
• Support cross-functional collaboration to resolve operational issues efficiently.
• Partner with Technology teams to deliver automation and transformation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve booking models, controls, and operational processes.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Risk, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with the Operations Risk Framework and internal control standards.
• Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements and Standard Chartered Bank's Code of Conduct.
• Identify, assess, elevate, and mitigate operational, regulatory, and conduct risks.
• Monitor daily productivity, KPIs, KCIs, capacity metrics, and control effectiveness.

Products & Processes

The role supports a broad range of Financial Markets products, including:

• FX Options
• Interest Rate Swaps
• Commodities
• Equity Derivatives
• Money Market Products
• ESG Products

Exposure to electronic trading platforms such as MarkitWire, RTNS, Bloomberg, ICE Link, and similar execution platforms is advantageous.

Key Stakeholders

• Financial Markets Front Office (Trading, Sales & Structuring)
• Financial Markets Business COO
• Financial Markets Operations Country Heads
• Business Operational Risk Managers (BORM)
• Financial Markets Technology & Transformation
• Operations, Finance, Product Control & Risk
• Compliance and Internal Audit

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience in Financial Markets Operations, Middle Office, Trade Control, or Investment Banking Operations.
• Strong knowledge of OTC financial products and trade lifecycle processes.
• Experience in Trade Validation, Front Office Supervision, and Non-Validation Controls.
• Understanding of reconciliation, exception management, and operational risk controls.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting Financial Markets Operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across global teams.
• Experience supporting operational transformation, process improvement, or automation initiatives is an advantage.