We are looking for a China Compliance Specialist to join our Hong Kong team. You will work closely with internal business groups to identify, advise on, analyse and resolve compliance issues relating to Jane Street’s business in Asia, with a particular focus on China.
This role will focus on developing and implementing compliance controls across our trading infrastructure, and would best suit someone with previous experience in compliance, risk and/or business controls within the financial sector, with exposure to electronic trading at a liquidity provider, broker or investment bank. Responsibilities of this role will include:
- Staying up-to-date with the latest regulatory changes and developments in APAC (with a focus on China) on topics including but not limited to trade surveillance, derivatives and both on-exchange and OTC trading
- Having a deep understanding of pre-and post-trade controls and surveillance, including various execution and regulatory risks
- Designing and driving the development of compliance controls across our trading infrastructure to enhance our overall compliance framework
- Working closely with various teams across the firm (i.e. Trading, Tech/Engineering, Operations) to implement and enforce these pre- and post-trade controls
- Analysing existing and new business regulations, providing advice on their potential impact for the firm and formulating clear business requirements or processes in response
- Providing compliance-related guidance to internal teams (including salespeople and traders) and liaising with regulators and stakeholders to address compliance issues and queries
- Developing and administering on-demand and regular compliance training programmes for colleagues
- Assisting with trading flow-related issues and tasks
- Drafting and updating policies and procedures in line with changes to regulatory requirements to capture new kinds of activity
Jane Street’s Legal and Compliance team sits at the intersection of the firm’s business areas. This role is an opportunity to gain exposure to the varied operations of global trading and to develop infrastructure that will help set the foundation for our compliance practice in the future.
About You- Have 8+ years of experience in a relevant compliance, risk or business control function within financial services (sellside/buyside/exchange)
- Knowledgeable in APAC electronic trading regulations and securities laws
- Pragmatic and practical when it comes to risk; you understand the importance of providing rational solutions
- Have excellent interpersonal skills; able to communicate clearly and explain your conclusions clearly to colleagues across the firm
- Proactive, responsible and detail-oriented
- Have excellent analytical and decision-making skills
- Able to manage competing priorities in a challenging and fast-paced environment
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in Asian languages preferred (particularly Mandarin Chinese)
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What We Do
Jane Street works differently. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we trade on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries and help form the backbone of global markets. Our approach is rooted in technology and rigorous quantitative analysis, but our success is driven by our people.
Our bright, beautiful offices in the heart of New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam are open and buzzing with conversation. We come from many backgrounds and encourage travel between offices to share perspectives. Some of our best ideas come from bumping into a visiting colleague at the office coffee bar.
Markets move fast. Staying competitive as we’ve grown has required constant invention—of new trading strategies, technology, and processes. We’ve found this is easier when you hire humble, kind people. They tend to help each other, and prioritize teamwork over titles.
We invest heavily in teaching and training. There’s a library and a classroom in every office, because deepening your understanding of something is considered real work. Guest lectures, classes, and conferences round out the intellectual exchanges that happen every day.
People grow into long careers at Jane Street because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test. More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we’re just getting started.
