Application Support – Equity Front Office IT

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Responsibilities:

Part of the growing trading support team in Asia supporting APAC equity trading desks across Hong Kong, Japan, Sydney, Singapore and India
Equity products covered: Cash, Portfolio Trading, DMA, DSA, Swaps and Convertible Bonds
Part of a regional application support team to provide production support on the global equity Fidessa trading platforms and handle FIX connectivity issues related to clients, vendors and internal users
Regional morning check-outs and primary support coverage on Hong Kong holidays
Work closely with Asia project management and global teams on new business initiatives and priority
Engage technical discussion with vendors and in-house developers on new Asia trading requests
Manage vendor’s delivery schedule and progress on systems implementation and upgrades
Co-ordinate and participate in UAT together with vendors and various internal teams and users
Prepare application system and operation flow, user training and documentation

Experience Required:

At least 5 years of experience in equity front office IT space with strong hands-on application support, project management and business analysis skill.
At least 3 years of experience in Order Management System application, exposure to Fidessa & would be highly regarded
Ideally to have 3 years or more experience on FIX protocol, connectivity and order routing application, preferably ULLink order routing platform
Project management and implementation experience in regional front office trading platform for Asia markets a definite plus
Have clear understanding of Japan and Asian equities order flow life cycle
Familiar with trading system workflow on both high-touch (single stock, basket trading, swap, converts) and low-touch (DMA and Algo) trading
APAC market knowledge e.g. investor ID, auction mechanism, short sell rules an added advantage
Able to independently manage multiple tasks, detail oriented, proactive, good sense of ownership and urgency
A strong team player able to collaborate smoothly with own and cross team members as well as well-versed in working with equity front office users at various locations with a globally driven technology operation model
Highly competent and effective in both verbal and written communication in English and Japanese

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