VP, APAC Middle Office Manager

PIMCO; Singapore; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO seeks an experienced candidate to lead the APAC Middle Office operations, ensuring efficient trade desk activities across Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Sydney. The role demands strong leadership and interpersonal skills, as well as deep financial product knowledge. The successful candidate will manage a dynamic team and liaise with global counterparts, fostering collaboration and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry.
• Experience with EM Asia Markets preferred.
• Ability to mentor junior members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Managing the APAC Middle Office team for trade desk activities.
• Liaising with PIMCO global operations teams across different regions.
• Providing oversight of external vendors and managing KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Communication

Education

University degree in finance, accounting, or economics

Graduate studies

Tools

Bloomberg trade order management systems

MS applications (Visio, Add-In)

Job description

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PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Position Description

The Candidate will be responsible for managing middle office operations for APAC trade floors (Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney) centralized in Singapore office. The position involves daily interaction with Portfolio Managers/Traders, Trade & Regulatory Compliance, Legal, Back Office Operations (Outsourced vendor), Custodian Banks and Brokers.

The role requires direct interfacing with Global offices colleagues in different group/teams thus need to be flexible in working hours (interacting with US and Europe counterparts). Flex working policy is available.

The role also involves the compilation of statistical metrics for Senior Management, the onboarding of new brokers/new markets and oversight of critical activity within the EM (fixed income and equity) portfolios.

The successful candidate will demonstrate good judgment, strict attention to detail, an ability to manage multiple tasks and work well in a dynamic group.

Position Requirements

• People management experience & Project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills - ability to network with various departmental personnel and outside parties.
• Be ready to roll up own sleeves and lead by example as playing manager on the ground.
• Communicate strategically and effectively with all levels of staff and management.
• 4 year university degree in finance, accounting, or economics preferred. Graduate studies a plus.
• 10 or more years’ experience in the financial service industry.
• EM Asia Market experience and knowledge preferred.
• Product knowledge in processing and settlement of various financial products (fixed income, forex, equities and derivatives), Familiarity with ISDA, GMRA, and MSFTA documentation preferred
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience with MS computer applications, proficiency in Visio and Add-In applications, such as Infocube /business objects are a plus;
• Bloomberg trade order management systems and matching utilities preferred.
• Self-motivated, problem solver, detail oriented, resourceful, with the ability to think strategically on how to create business led solutions.
• Mentor junior members of the team providing coaching & training.
• Ability to work effectively with local and global teams.
• Thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Take leadership role in key projects and issue resolution.
  
  

Job Description

• Managing APAC Middle Office team to support all trade desks activities in APAC region (Singapore, HK, Tokyo, Sydney).
• Liase with PIMCO global operations team with follow the sun model with EMEA and US counterparts.
• External vendor oversight – Managing KPI according to SLA of global outsourced back office vendor for APAC region.
• Build strong, cohesive relationships with external stakeholders - brokers, custodians and to ensure smooth operational management and with focus for improved efficiencies, productivity and quality controls
• Coordinate with change management team to review and develop support mode for new/changes of trade floor initiative in APAC region
  
  

Ad Hoc

• Support manager in completing any assignment related to day-to-day requests from Operations, Portfolio, or Account management teams
• Participate in client due diligence meetings
• Provide support on regional/global industry initiatives
  
  

Reporting To

• Executive Vice President, Head of Asia Operations & Trade Support
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

Applicants with Disabilities

PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Investment Management

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