The Role
Leads front-office IT business analysis and project management for Japan and global equities, including client onboarding, requirements gathering, system enhancements, testing, UAT, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, vendor management, incident support, compliance applications, business continuity exercises, and regulatory reporting. The role coordinates business, development, support, offshore, and global teams while managing project deliverables, milestones, and operational changes.
Summary Generated by Built In
Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Front office IT business analyst and project management that will partner with the Japan and global Equities business to ensure successful client requirements & on boarding & delivery.
- Responsible for gathering business requirements for client’s Onboarding (Front office trading systems including middle-backup system related changes, allocation, confirmation, system updates, reports etc..).
- Conduct regular meetings and communication with business users, raise and review Jira for tasks, attend and prioritization meetings.
- Conduct analysis, create & update business requirement, documents / process, work with users, global project managers, development & support teams for implementations.
- Define testing strategies and conduct thorough testing for new features and enhancements, as well as co-ordinate UAT.
- Communicate changes to impacted business users across various departments, including planning and managing changes in processes, operations, and systems.
- Identify and escalate risks while proposing both tactical and strategic solutions to mitigate these risks and provide business support.
- Manage related vendors contracts, procurement and invoices. Work with global team members for vendor system setup.
- Manage incident & communication, 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.) related to the project and Incidents.
- Adapt to new technologies and assist with automation & tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree or above in IT/Computing or related studies.
- 6- 10 years of experience in cash equities, basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business
Business Knowledge
- Basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business
- Understanding of the Front-to-Back Trade Lifecycle, allocation/confirmation process
PM / BA Experience
- 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Business Analyst within the financial services industry
- Experience delivering projects in a global environment and collaborating with offshore teams
- Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams
- Experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation
- Experience supporting UAT and managing related issues
- Experience tracking and managing system development deliverables and project milestones
Technical Skills
- Preferred Experience supporting Smart Bridge and XNET
- Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence
- Basic SQL skills for data extraction and analysis
- Knowledge of international equities business
- Preferred Knowledge of the FIX Protocol
Communication Skills
- Business-level Japanese communication skills (verbal, email, and chat)
- Ability to read and write business English emails
- Ability to communicate effectively with overseas development teams in English
Personal Attributes
- High attention to detail.
- Transparent and regular communication with business stakeholder. Follow up on requirements, issues with global team and regularly update business user on progress.
- Strong analytical and logical thinking skills
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, Computing, or a related field
- 6–10 years of experience in cash equities
- Basic understanding of the Japanese cash equities wholesale business
- Understanding of the front-to-back trade lifecycle and allocation/confirmation processes
- 3+ years of Project Manager and/or Business Analyst experience in financial services
- Experience delivering projects in a global environment and collaborating with offshore teams
- Stakeholder management experience across business and technology teams
- Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements
- Experience supporting UAT and managing related issues
- Experience tracking system development deliverables and project milestones
- Experience supporting Smart Bridge and XNET
- Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence
- Basic SQL skills for data extraction and analysis
- Knowledge of international equities business
- Knowledge of the FIX Protocol
- Business-level Japanese communication skills
- Ability to read and write business English emails and communicate with overseas development teams in 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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The Company
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
