Key Areas of Responsibilities
Responsible to achieve Market connectivity, Cash Equities and Program trading business plan, through deep understanding of how Global markets operate, and knowledge of local counterparties such as technology vendors, regulators, brokers.
Build strong relationships with sales/traders, particularly those based in Asia sites. This include understanding their requirements and translating these into actionable IT tasks.
Drive project work across disparate and global IT teams, as well as work with other stakeholders in Business Management, Operations, Compliance, Risk Management, and Audit.
Develop budgets, track finance, and control costs. This includes tracking purchases and invoices.
Provide day-to-day system support, particularly during critical system go-live periods.
Hands on delivery managers covering day-to-day work;
- Collect requirements and put the requirements into the business requirement documentation (BRD) to confirm the product requested or work items are matched with business expectation. Collect sign off on the BRD with business stakeholders such as Compliance, Sales Trading and other teams who needs to involve in order to get the end-product delivered
- Work with teams such as QA, Development, Infrastructure, Support and Business to confirm the schedule of projects. Proactively track progress along the project cycle until the product get delivered. Manage the risk and potential gaps if any during project delivery
- Ensure the product delivered matched the signed off BRD and work with users to perform UAT so that users can understand the product usage and new workflow if any
- BAU Priority and Testing - Work with business to confirm priority for trading system such as Viper, Liquid, Cobra, Python, and Fuse/Blaze.
- Review business test cases and conduct new feature tests.
- Hand-hold UAT and provide trainings to new users when needed
- Prepare change tickets, and defend tickets during CAB and Trading System change committee
-Run governance meetings: business prioritization, PWG, go-live run-book reviews
- L3 support (escalation for production incidents from users and TechOps).
Requirements
Degree in IT/Computer Science/Info Management, or Business-related discipline(s)
Around 15 years relevant experience from banking/finance with good understanding of securities trading and experience in technology project management
Knowledge of Cash Equities and Capital Market domain and must have worked in this domain as BA/PM for at least 5 years
Knowledge of the Trading System architecture & FIX protocol
Track record as problem solver: help all teams achieve their goals through coordination, communication, and adherence to process.
Commercially minded while taking a structured approach to getting things done.
Deep understanding of equities trading and the Global regulatory framework.
Understanding of complete trade flow within an investment bank, front-to-back office.
Proven track record facing off to senior stakeholders in the business and Technology
Strong communicator and independent in English, Chinese proficiency is a plus
Firm manager, yet congenial and good listener
Stay informed on CITIC CLSA Job Opportunities
Not the right fit? You can create a job alert to receive our latest job openings that meet your interest.
Skills Required
- Degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Management, or Business-related discipline
- ~15 years relevant banking/finance experience with securities trading and technology project management
- At least 5 years as BA/PM in Cash Equities and Capital Markets domain
- Knowledge of trading system architecture and FIX protocol
- Experience collecting requirements, producing BRDs, obtaining stakeholder sign-off
- Experience managing QA, Development, Infrastructure, Support, and coordinating project schedules
- Hands-on UAT management, business test case review, user training, and CAB/change management
- Experience developing budgets, tracking finance, controlling costs, and handling purchases/invoices
- Proven ability to provide L3 support and manage production incident escalations
- Deep understanding of equities trading, global regulatory framework, and front-to-back trade flow
- Proven track record engaging senior business and technology stakeholders; strong communication skills in English
- Chinese language proficiency
- Strong problem-solving, commercial mindset, firm but collaborative management style
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
CLSA Insights
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
