Head of Risk - Hedge Fund - Hong Kong

• Design and develop conceptual, logical and physical data models supporting operational and analytical requirements.
• Build and maintain electrical models supporting physical transmission and distribution networks.
• Develop database models for EMS and ADMS environments.
• Work with Display Builder and Electrical Single Line Diagram (SLD) tooling.
• Perform data profiling and identify data-quality improvements.
• Apply modelling best practices including normalisation/denormalisation, indexing strategies, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and operational teams to translate business needs into scalable models.
• Mentor junior members and contribute to data architecture decisions.

• 5+ years of Electrical Network database modelling experience.
• Experience in modelling Electrical Transmission and Distribution networks.
• Experience building data models for EMS/DNS/ADMS applications (minimum 2 years).
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL and databases such as Oracle (v19+).
• Experience working with Display Builder and Single Line Diagram (SLD) tools.
• Strong understanding of power grid systems (Grid Utilities required — Electricity, not Water).
• Ability to work within mission‑critical or regulated environments.

• Oracle 19c+
• SQL (advanced level)
• Exposure to EMS/ADMS/DNS applications
• Data modelling tools (e.g., Erwin, InfoSphere, etc.)
• Understanding of Transmission & Distribution operations

• Salary is flexible, contract options considered, and roles will be inside IR35 for contracting.
• All candidates must come from Grid / Electrical Utilities backgrounds

Are you an experienced Compliance Officer?

Do you enjoy working on anti-money laundering and regulatory topics?

Then the role of Compliance Officer might be a great fit for you!

Our client, a leading organisation in the financial services industry, is looking for experts to support them in the area of AML case handling and regulatory compliance.

As a Compliance Officer, you will provide expertise in reviewing prosecutor orders for money laundering indications (MROS relevance) and preparing money laundering reports to MROS when required.

Setting:

As part of the compliance team, you will focus on delivering the best possible solutions in AML case management and regulatory adherence, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and internal policies.

Focus:

• Review prosecutor orders and assess money laundering relevance
• Handle AML cases and prepare reports for MROS
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance standards are met

Background:

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A degree in Business Administration, Law, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in the AML field, ideally within financial services or a regulated industry
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• A structured and independent working style

Language Skills:

• Fluent in German (spoken and written)
• Good command of English for documentation and communication

Experience Level:

Approximately 3 years of experience as a Compliance Officer (not senior level, but above junior level).

Duration: This is initially a 2-month contract, with the possibility of extension.

Workload:100%

• Flexible working hours and the option for remote work (subject to agreement)

For more information on this Compliance Officer opportunity or any other compliance roles I am currently working on, please send your CV to:

📧 vuk.susa-stupar@nicollcurtin.com

📞 +41 43 508 26 71

• Develop and maintain interfaces, adapters, and integration services across EMS, DMS, SCADA, and other real‑time systems.
• Work with Apache technologies including Geronimo, Tomcat, Camel, ServiceMix, Axis/Axis2.
• Build integrations using ESB/IBUS platforms such as Tibco and WebSphere.
• Implement automation and custom scripting using Java, C++, C, and KSH.
• Ensure integrations run reliably across Linux and Windows environments.
• Support full testing cycles: interface testing, test scripting, FAT/SAT, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
• Partner with EMS/DMS/SCADA engineering teams to maintain reliable data flows supporting grid operations.

• Strong recent experience in Java and C++.
• Hands-on experience with Apache stack (Geronimo, Tomcat, Camel, ServiceMix, Axis).
• Integration experience with Tibco, WebSphere, or similar ESB/IBUS tools.
• Additional scripting/coding in C and KSH.
• Proficiency with SQL and/or Oracle databases.
• Background working with EMS, DMS, or SCADA systems in transmission or distribution.
• Experience specifically in Power Grid Utilities (not water utilities).
• Comfortable working across Linux and Windows operating environments.
• Ability to contribute within mission‑critical, regulated, real‑time systems.

• Permanent and contract options (contract roles inside IR35).
• Candidates can be based in any NATO country.

My client, a leading international institution in Hong Kong is seeking a Data savvy Finance Manager to join their expanding team in Hong Kong. 

Responsibilities 

• Continuously track business performance against targets through core KPIs.

• Develop financial models and business cases to support new products and projects funding approval.

• Keep track of financial performance and conduct post implementation review.

• Highlight emerging performance issues, including variances caused by system behaviour or unexpected market dynamics.

• Provide actionable insights to support timely management decisions and strategic adjustments to facilitate business growth.

• Develop and maintain databases to meet business needs and ensure data accuracy and availability.

• Perform data mining and analysis to support ad-hoc analytical tasks, incident management and strategic programmes.

• Collaborate with IT and other stakeholders to specify user and business requirements for system development.

• Assist the Team Lead in monitoring progress identify potential risks or bottlenecks and propose solutions.

Requirements 

• Degree in  Business Administration / Accounting / Finance Master's degree is a plus

• Professional qualifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant are preferred

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Finance, Data Analysis, Data Mining, or related disciplines

• Strong proficiency in SQL for data querying and analysis

• Hands‑on experience with BI tools, including Tableau or Power BI

• Proficiency in data wrangling using Python or Alteryx is a plus

• Experience in streamlining workflows and automating reports and financial models, with a proficiency in database structures

Senior Solution Architect – Retail Technology – London

One of my clients is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex retail technology solutions, supporting large scale, multi market retail operations and transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver end to end retail solution architectures aligned to business strategy
• Lead design of integrated retail platforms across ERP, planning, supply chain, and e commerce systems
• Own integration patterns, data flows, and architectural standards across multi vendor environments
• Partner with merchandising, finance, operations, and technology teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Provide technical leadership, architectural governance, and mentorship across delivery teams
• Ensure solutions meet security, data protection, and regulatory standards

Key Skills:

• Strong experience as a Solution Architect within retail, supply chain, or consumer environments
• Proven background in enterprise scale system integration and solution design
• Experience with ERP platforms, ideally SAP Retail, and planning tools such as Blue Yonder, o9, or Oracle
• Solid understanding of data architecture, integration performance, and data quality
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and driving architectural decisions

Hybrid role based in London.

Must have the right to work in the UK.

Apply now for immediate consideration.

Specialist in Music Publishing Partner Solutions

THIS IS A 1 YEAR CONTRACT POSITION THAT IS SUBJECT TO EXTENSION UP TO 2 YEARS

My Client is a Global Technology Company that works with partners in the Music, Gaming and Entertainment Space to be hosted on their platform. They are looking for a Partner Solutions Specialist for Music Publishing Partners

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Music Content Operations, Rights Management) to assess music publishing metadata (e.g., ISRCs, ISWCs).
• Evaluate data and design dashboards and tracking systems to measure engagement of music publishers and songwriters, among other metrics.
• Analyze and compile reports containing music publishing data for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support in best practices, including trendspotting and creating informative materials based on partner requests.
• Manage and maintain the CRM database for music industry publishing partners.
• Address troubleshooting and partner account requests.
• Assist in preparing presentation materials for internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Own and coordinate music publishing partnership initiatives across APAC, ensuring projects move from planning through execution on time.
• Manage multiple internal and external stakeholders, including royalty collection societies and music publishers, to drive alignment on timelines, data exchange, and deliverables.
• Analyse and QA royalty and partnership data using internal dashboards, preparing clear reports and insights for partners and internal teams.
• Act as a primary point of contact for partner queries, escalations, and operational issues, proactively problem-solving and driving resolutions.
• Support partner marketing initiatives, including social content programs, campaigns, and events across the region.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare materials and presentations, capture action items, and track follow-ups across global teams.
• Maintain accurate partner information using CRM tools and support partner administration and payment processes..

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in digital music publishing operations, partnerships, or rights management.
• Direct experience working with royalty collection societies and/or music publishers, ideally within the APAC region.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to handle complex, sometimes difficult partner conversations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and dependencies in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience working with data, reports, and dashboards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented, with a track record of driving projects forward without formal project management frameworks.

• You will utilise your experience working in large-scale, sophisticated systems development initiatives.
• Significant experience working on AI/ML teams giving you exposure and understanding of the entire machine learning lifecycle.
• Experience using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, uDeploy or Concourse to establish CI/CD pipelines to deploy code and services to AWS preferably (or similar Cloud Provider), familiarity with IAM roles and policies and other security related artefacts, certificates etc…
• Hands-on experience using AWS Services especially related to data and analytics - S3, EC2, Lambda, Glue, SNS, SQS for example
• Demonstrated experience in deploying data pipeline and OLTP systems in AWS; using platforms like RDS/Postgres and/or data warehousing tools like Snowflake
• Experience maximising tools like EC2 and EKS to run compute for API hosting on AWS ideally
• Hands-on experience in assisting with (EDA) and feature engineering, Deployment, Tuning, Monitoring, Measurement and Retraining using ML infrastructure and MLOps in the Cloud (AWS preferred).

• A dedication to your craft and experience in software development, deployment, API development and UI development
• Exceptional SQL skills and experience performing complex data analysis on multiple Data Platforms (Snowflake, RDS/Postgres, DynamoDB)
• Working with Orchestration/DAGS tools (Airflow, Prefect, Luigi, Kubeflow or equivalent)
• API development using Java (Springboot) and/or Python microservices infrastructure and deployment using containerisation (Docker) and container-orchestration systems such as Kubernetes
• Your understanding of Model Development and Scoring (inference)
• Your technical leadership skills and ability to communicate with a highly diverse peer group, both verbally and in written communications.
• Your leadership skills, which enable you to lead several projects concurrently, collaborating with multiple teams and coordinating dependencies to deliver high quality AI/ML solutions.

• Experience with Cloud service provider ML ecosystem such as AWS SageMaker, Azure ML and MLOps platform such as MLFlow, ModelOp, Seldon or equivalent
• Experience with AWS and Azure AI ecosystems such as Textract, Comprehend, Kendra, Cognitive Services, etc

Java eTrading Developer (Director-level) – Rates & Credit

Location: London

Salary: £150,000 base + bonus + benefits

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3–4 days per week onsite)

Team: Small, highly technical group

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced eTrading Developer to join a specialised team responsible for building and enhancing electronic trading systems for Rates Derivatives and Cash desks. This role involves working closely with front office traders, quants, and sales teams to deliver high-performance, low-latency solutions that support real-time trading and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time trading systems for front office operations.

• Implement low-latency solutions for market data processing and order management.

• Develop APIs and integration layers with upstream/downstream systems, including Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and internal platforms.

• Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance for high-volume trading activities.

• Collaborate directly with traders and quants to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Participate in production support rotation and resolve critical trading system issues.

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to architectural decisions.

What We’re Looking For

• 8–12 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years in front-office electronic trading systems.

• Strong expertise in Java (C++ or C# experience is a plus).

• Background in capital markets, ideally with fixed income products (Rates & Credit).

• Experience with low-latency systems, distributed architectures, and messaging middleware (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO).

• Understanding of FIX protocol and order management systems.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Python for automation and data analysis.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with electronic trading platforms and algorithmic trading systems.

• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: £150,000 base + bonus + benefits

• Hybrid working model: 3–4 days per week onsite.

• 27 days’ annual leave.

• Non-contributory pension.

• Wellbeing benefits, including Virtual GP and Mental Health support.

• Clear progression opportunities and a collaborative culture.