- Experience as a junior trader, business line COO or business manager for a trading department of a financial institution, to be able to supervise all operations front to back.
- A hands-on individual as this is an individual contributor role with experience in programming in Python, VBA or other languages.
- Be familiar with regulatory requirements from MAS pertaining to day-to-day operations (e.g., AML/KYC, unusual or suspicious transaction reporting).
Job Summary:
We are looking for a passionate professional to be responsible for the discharge of all aspects of its operations, and regulatory compliance thereof. All Ops functions including:
Team management
- Lead and mentor a team of trading operations professionals.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.
- Maintain high level standards of diligence and operational excellence.
- Educate staff on financial products and strategies, where relevant.
Execution & Risk Monitoring
- Perform operations risk assessments and implement controls to mitigate risks
- Monitor our company performance and provide strategic recommendations to make improvements.
Liquidity management and pricing of OTC trades
- Develop and implement liquidity management strategies to ensure efficient capital utilization and maintain market competitiveness.
- Communication with liquidity providers to ensure competitive pricing and execution for clients.
Booking, trade reconciliation and settlement
- Ensure smooth trade management, confirmations, and settlement for our full cryptocurrency product suite.
- Manage trade records and ensure data accuracy across multiple internal systems.
- Improve client experience via data analytics and workflow enhancements.
- Ensure proper asset segregation to protect client monies.
Internal Reporting
- Report to key stakeholders on current performances, issues, and actionable solutions and be able to take lead in completing solution building projects.
LOD1 for Market Surveillance & Regulatory reporting
- Involves the first line of defence in identifying and mitigating risks associated with market abuse and money laundering
- Work closely with AML teams to ensure that market surveillance efforts are aligned with AML monitoring.
- Stay updated with changes in regulations and adjust monitoring practices accordingly.
- Responsible for drafting periodic regulatory reports, using trade information.
Controls and governance
- Verify that the system complies with all relevant regulations and standards, ensure robust security measures are in place to protect sensitive trading data.
- Develop robust standard operating procedures and trading infrastructure, design and drive sustainable automation solutions in Operations to enhance scalability and efficiency of business processes.
User Acceptance Testing
- Verify that all trading functionalities, such as order placement, execution, and settlement, work correctly.
- Validation of Business Requirements, ensure the trading platform meets all specified business requirements.
The ideal candidate should have experience as a junior trader, business line COO or business manager for a trading department of a financial institution, to be able to supervise all operations front to back.
Our ideal candidate should have excellent organizational skills, be able to adapt quickly and can handle sensitive information confidentially. Desired personal traits include strong people skills, collaborative, hands-on, able to work in fast-paced environment with a can-do mindset.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in any discipline.
- Bilingual, excellent oral and written communication skills, comfortable communicating to both internal departments and external partners and clients.
- A hands-on individual as this is an individual contributor role.
- Exposure to trading operations in financial institutions or fintech companies will be useful but not necessary.
- Be familiar with regulatory requirements from MAS pertaining to day-to-day operations (e.g., AML/KYC, unusual or suspicious transaction reporting).
- Self-motivated and result-oriented with good analytical, problem-solving, presentation and communication skills.
- Adaptable, resilient, and detailed-oriented.
- A team player that collaborates well with other departments.
- Willingness to learn, improve, innovate and to simplify with a mindset of continuous improvement.
- Strong work ethics, including the ability to speak up and raise important points to management’s attention.
- Experience in programming in Python, VBA or other languages.
- Experience in cryptocurrencies is a plus
