Hong Kong SAR

Investment Banking, Operations

Investment Bank

Your role

Are you detail oriented and can multi-task? Are you someone who can understand the full trade lifecycle from stock execution to settlement? Can you prioritize and meet tight deadlines, especially in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy working with both internal and external stakeholders to provide a first class settlement service and support business growth? Are you someone who will not accept the status-quo, and willing to drive process improvements and controls to meet the ever changing market and regulatory environment? We're looking for someone like that to help us:

- Be the first point of contact for internal and / or external business partners, clients, account managers and relationship managers within a highly regulated environment
- Deliver a best-in-class client experience, using an innovative approach to identify and address client needs.
- Proactively identify, assess, and resolve potential market risks, and escalate in a timely manner.
- Formulate and review procedures and processes to streamline workflow and minimize operational risk.
- Perform daily reconciliation on cash and stock breaks, and proactively resolving the issues whilst identifying root cause.
- Work closely with Front & Middle Offices, and our agent bank to minimize market risk, and ensure smooth settlement.
- Commit to a culture of continuous improvement on our settlement procedures.
- Be the subject matter expert, and take part in ad hoc projects on business development, system migration and regulatory changes.

Job Reference #

320600BR

City

Hong Kong SAR

Job Type

Full Time

Your team

You will be working in the APAC Securities Operation team. The team supports the Investment Banking securities businesses, mainly covering HK & Stock Connect markets and institutional clients. The team works closely with Front and Middle Offices regionally and globally to handle internal and external client queries, and trades enquiry. We are also the primary business and agent bank face-offs. Our key objective is to ensure timely settlement of trades, minimize fails and to prevent market risk, with continuous improvement on process efficiency and risk control.

Your expertise

You have:
- A university degree. We welcome candidates from all disciplines.
- A good understanding on settlement related matters for cash equities, and the current risk & control environment (e.g. client money segregation rules).
- Experience with CCASS terminal and Stock Connect market is highly desirable.
- 3+ years of working experience working in either settlements or generally supporting the cash equity operations.
- Good working knowledge of Excel.

You are:

- A self-starter who can learn and apply new knowledge very quickly.
- A team player who collaborates well with different functions from different locations.
- A strong communicator and client focused, who can confidently convey information to different audience. Fluent English is a must; Mandarin is advantageous but not essential.
- A problem solver and a good time manager. Someone who pays attention to details and can prioritize work efficiently to meet deadlines.
- Someone who is passionate in driving and delivering process improvements and changes.

About us

UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Contact Details

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Disclaimer / Policy statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.