Application Support – Equity Front Office IT

Responsibilities: 

• Part of the growing trading support team in Asia supporting APAC equity trading desks across Hong Kong, Japan, Sydney, Singapore and India
• Equity products covered: Cash, Portfolio Trading, DMA, DSA, Swaps and Convertible Bonds
• Part of a regional application support team to provide production support on the global equity Fidessa trading platforms and handle FIX connectivity issues related to clients, vendors and internal users
• Regional morning check-outs and primary support coverage on Hong Kong holidays
• Work closely with Asia project management and global teams on new business initiatives and priority
• Engage technical discussion with vendors and in-house developers on new Asia trading requests
• Manage vendor’s delivery schedule and progress on systems implementation and upgrades
• Co-ordinate and participate in UAT together with vendors and various internal teams and users
• Prepare application system and operation flow, user training and documentation

Experience Required: 

• At least 5 years of experience in equity front office IT space with strong hands-on application support, project management and business analysis skill.
• At least 3 years of experience in Order Management System application, exposure to Fidessa & would be highly regarded
• Ideally to have 3 years or more experience on FIX protocol, connectivity and order routing application, preferably ULLink order routing platform
• Project management and implementation experience in regional front office trading platform for Asia markets a definite plus
• Have clear understanding of Japan and Asian equities order flow life cycle
• Familiar with trading system workflow on both high-touch (single stock, basket trading, swap, converts) and low-touch (DMA and Algo) trading
• APAC market knowledge e.g. investor ID, auction mechanism, short sell rules an added advantage
• Able to independently manage multiple tasks, detail oriented, proactive, good sense of ownership and urgency
• A strong team player able to collaborate smoothly with own and cross team members as well as well-versed in working with equity front office users at various locations with a globally driven technology operation model
• Highly competent and effective in both verbal and written communication in English and Japanese

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.

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