Position Description
The Associate Director, EQD Operations will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end operational support of the EQD business, ensuring the timely and accurate execution of key operational processes. The role will drive process enhancements, support new products and system initiatives, and lead the team in managing complex exceptions, reconciliations, and stakeholder relationships.
Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Support trade flow for EQD department trading desk in Delta One, Prime Services, Equity Finance, Exotic/Flow Trading & Listed Product Trading.
- Communication and team work with the various Front, Middle and Back office teams to ensure accurate and timely recording of transactions.
- Working with Clients and external stakeholders such as PB’s in order to ensure daily deliverables are met.
- Oversight / Review existing operations flow from upstream to downstream and guide the team to achieve up-to-date procedures are in place.
- Root cause analysis of issues and suggestions to process improvements.
- Represent EQD Operations team for system enhancement project.
- Participate in New Product Approval process.
- Interaction with other CLSA departments such as Audit, Finance, Product Control and Risk to ensure accurate trade capture.
- To lead the team on problem solving from reconciliations, breaks investigations.
- Guide junior staff on complex workflow or products.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 7 years’ experience in EQD Middle Office / Trade Support role.
- Good understanding of EQD business structure and strategy.
- Good knowledge of derivatives products and lifecycle events. Having knowledge of ISDA/CSA/MCA agreements and definitions is advantageous.
- Products Static / Market Data / Accounting posting knowledge is preferred.
- Good understanding in front-to-back operations flow.
- Strong Problem Solving, Organizational, Communication and Prioritization skills.
- Proactive and willing to take ownership of tasks.
- Excellent PC skills including MS Office (particular Excel/VBA).
- Good verbal and written English.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 7 years of experience in equity derivatives middle office or trade support
- Understanding of equity derivatives business structure and strategy
- Knowledge of derivatives products and lifecycle events
- Knowledge of ISDA, CSA, MCA agreements and definitions
- Knowledge of products static data, market data, and accounting postings
- Understanding of front-to-back operations flow
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong prioritization skills
- Proactive approach and willingness to take ownership
- Excellent PC skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and VBA
- Good verbal and written English
CLSA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CLSA and has not been reviewed or approved by CLSA.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Base pay for junior bankers was increased significantly in 2021 to stay competitive in a hot market. This indicates willingness to adjust compensation when talent risks rise.
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Healthcare Strength — Permanent staff are automatically enrolled in healthcare aligned to local markets, with added travel health and security support via International SOS. This points to solid core medical coverage with global-travel assistance.
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Retirement Support — Permanent staff are automatically enrolled in pension plans aligned to local markets. A group retirement plan is administered regionally, signaling formalized retirement benefits infrastructure.
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What We Do
CITIC CLSA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Securities and its overseas business platform. Established in Hong Kong in 1986, CITIC CLSA is Asia’s leading capital markets and investment group, committed to driving the growth strategies of global institutional investors, corporations, governments and high-net-worth individuals. CITIC CLSA’s award-winning research, extensive Asia network, direct links to China and highly experienced financial professionals set CITIC CLSA apart from global investment banks and regional players. Over three decades, CITIC CLSA has built an extensive Asia network with deep local knowledge and connections. Globally, we operate from 13 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. For further information, please visit clsa.com
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