- Work on new business initiatives such as Futures trading & connectivity, Wealth management, Self clearing. Closely work with business stakeholders, global IT, vendors on project management BRD(Business documents), tasks, tracking, setup of systems and related support.
- Work with external partiers and vendors for new products connectivity, Telecoms, NRI(Nomura), JPX(Japan exchange group), PTS venues, Jasdec, JSCC(Japan Securities Clearing Corporation) for connectivity, migration, and queries.
- Experience about Tokyo stock exchange trading, Future, Derivatives rules, regulations, and arrowhead connectivity setup. Support upgrades and migrations for exchange connectivity. Should be able to participate in market rehearsals, work in shifts and weekend for major testing and migration wherever required.
- Close work with global IT, developers, technical operations to setup application, network hardware and telecom setup, releases including server refresh, UAT and Prod environments, working with users and clients for certification tests and final go-live tests
- Regular communication and meeting with users, timely update on changes, releases, Jira tasks status, Incident management, write reports for business users and regulators on incidents.
- Support key compliance applications, participate and run annual BCP exercise, write audit or hearing reports for Securities Regulators & related partners (FSA, JSDA, SESC, JASDEC, etc…). Familiar with system risk and guidelines.
- Technology and Automation - work with global team to develop, maintain and optimize manual process. Leverage AI tools to identify and automate manual processes, improving efficiency across operations.
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree, preferred if in field of Electronic or computers.
- Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in Japanese or global equities, Future and Derivative, Self clearing system technology with good experience in business analysis of systems, products including production support and testing.
- Strong communication skills in Japanese (Native or equivalent , including reading/writing) and English (Business) are mandatory.
- Excellent knowledge of Tokyo stock exchange, Arrowhead setup, Cash Equity business in DMA (direct market access)/Algorithms, Agency and Program Trading environment.
- Must know ORACLE (SQL queries) for data extraction and reports, Linux basic troubleshooting commands.
- Good and Preferred if knows VB, Python and automation/AI tools.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Electronic or computers
- 7-10 years' experience in equities, Future and Derivative systems technology
- Strong communication skills in Japanese and English
- Knowledge of Tokyo stock exchange and DMA/Algorithms
- Familiarity with ORACLE, SQL, and Linux
- Knowledge of VB, Python, and automation tools
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
