Front Office Equity Derivatives Quant -Vice President

• Focused on transport-layer logic, connection management, and client-side resilience strategies for users in challenging network environments.
• Full responsibility for the design, development and maintenance of the connection layer of the firm’s mobile SDKs, with a focus on resilience in the mainland China network environment.
• Execute and tune multi-endpoint, multi-protocol fallback logic — including domain rotation, IP fallback, and transport switching.
• Build client-side network health detection and solve the cold start / bootstrap problem
• Design the SDK to emit useful telemetry while remaining resilient when the telemetry pipeline itself is unreachable
• Liaise with backend and infrastructure teams on edge POP placement and transit selection
• Reproduce and debug region-specific connectivity issues using on-device tooling and packet captures

• 5-8 years of mobile SDK development on iOS or Android (both preferred) with significant time spent on the networking layer and a background in protocol design or transport-layer optimization
• Solid experience in Fintech, Exchange, Streaming, or Gaming companies, specifically working with mainland China end-users
• Proven hands-on experience working on apps for mainland China users with demonstrable reliability improvements, and experience testing directly against real regional network conditions
• In-depth understanding of TLS, TCP behaviour, and modern transport protocols (HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QUIC, WebSocket)
• Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump, Charles, and platform-specific network debugging tools
• Familiarity with native networking stacks (NSURLSession, OkHttp, Cronet) and how to customize them

• Own quality end to end for key banking journeys and combine deep functional
• knowledge with strong automation skills.
• Closely collaborate with product, engineering, design, and
• platform teams in a fast-paced Agile environment, to drive test strategy, planning, execution, and sign-off across the testing lifecycle.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Validate end-to-end banking journeys (mobile apps, APIs, core banking, downstream systems).
• Ensure there is strong focus on payments, accounts, cards, onboarding, financial calculations, and data integrity.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for Mobile and Web applications, as well as APIs and backend services
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and release workflows.
• Work within Agile squads alongside Product Owners, Engineers, Designers, and DevOps, and actively participate in sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide transparent updates on quality status, risks, and release readiness.

• 8-10 years of overall experience in QA / Quality Engineering, with minimum 3 years of hands-on Automation Testing experience.
• Proven experience owning testing for features or projects end to end, with excellent functional testing expertise, preferably in banking or fintech.
• Solid understanding of retail banking products and customer journeys.
• Good experience testing mobile-first, API-driven platforms.
• Familiarity with regulatory, risk, and compliance-driven environments.
• Proven hands-on experience with automation frameworks/tools such as: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium (any combination)
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Java, JavaScript, or Python, with extensive API testing experience (REST APIs, Postman, RestAssured).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Working knowledge of Git and modern branching strategies, with exposure to cloud-native or Microservices architectures is a plus, as well as experience working in Agile / DevOps environments.

My client is a global financial institution currently seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a strategic Non-Financial Risk transformation initiative. In this role, you will lead requirements analysis and data-driven insights across risk, technology, and business teams, helping to strengthen risk prevention capabilities and enhance control frameworks.

This is a high-impact opportunity to work at the intersection of risk, data, and technology within a complex financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end requirements gathering, ensuring alignment with project objectives and business outcomes
• Analyze business processes, systems, and data to identify opportunities for improvement, automation, and control enhancement
• Translate requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Define data requirements and support seamless ingestion from multiple sources into a centralized repository
• Assess and improve data ingestion processes in partnership with technology teams, ensuring robustness and scalability
• Ensure data quality, integrity, lineage, and security standards are upheld
• Collaborate with Data Science and Analytics teams to analyze complex datasets and identify patterns, trends, and anomalies related to NFR
• Support the development of predictive models and algorithms to assess and mitigate non-financial risks
• Define use cases and scope for machine learning applications within NFR management
• Translate analytical outputs into actionable recommendations and process improvements
• Review existing NFR controls, identify gaps, and drive enhancements with relevant stakeholders
• Monitor control effectiveness and provide continuous improvement insights
• Partner with Risk, Technology, Data & Analytics, and Business teams to ensure alignment and effective delivery

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services; consulting and/or risk management experience is advantageous
• Strong understanding of Non-Financial Risk management, particularly within wholesale banking
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau)
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to interpret complex datasets and translate insights into business actions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and quality
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional environments
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry best practices in NFR is highly desirable

My client is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of Non-Financial Risk initiatives within a dynamic, Agile environment. This role will partner closely with Risk, Technology, Data & Analytics, and Business teams to deliver critical enhancements to risk controls, data capabilities, and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain delivery approaches aligned with governance standards
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and dependency management
• Drive delivery momentum by removing blockers, resolving conflicts, and enabling team success
• Coordinate delivery of data ingestion from multiple sources into consolidated repositories, ensuring quality and ownership
• Ensure data quality, integrity, lineage, and security requirements are met in collaboration with Technology and Data teams
• Oversee implementation of NFR control enhancements, ensuring proper assessment, approval, and monitoring
• Support delivery of analytics and machine learning initiatives, aligning with Data Science and Model Risk governance
• Own RAID, proactively escalating with clear recommendations and provide transparent reporting on progress, delivery confidence, key decisions, and risks/issues
• Maintain audit-ready project artefacts, including plans, approvals, and delivery evidence
• Partner with Product Owners, Risk SMEs, Technology leads, Data & Analytics teams, and business stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
• Proven project management experience in financial services, ideally within risk, data, or technology transformation
• Strong understanding of Non-Financial Risk management, particularly within wholesale banking or similar environments
• Strong governance, RAID management, and delivery discipline in regulated environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior-level reporting
• Familiarity with data and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau) is an advantage
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations and industry best practices in NFR is highly desirable

My client is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Market Activation Analyst to support the successful rollout of KYC transformation initiatives across the organisation. This role is critical in ensuring business readiness, driving adoption, and embedding new KYC capabilities that enhance compliance, efficiency, and customer due diligence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end market activation for KYC transformation initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption across business units
• Conduct change impact assessments and define business readiness plans for new KYC processes and capabilities
• Partner with Compliance, Operations, Digital, and Product teams to align on implementation and delivery objectives
• Coordinate go-to-market activities, including rollout planning, pilot execution, and activation governance
• Develop and deliver training materials and communication plans to support business adoption
• Support markets in operationalizing updated KYC frameworks, ensuring alignment with regulatory and control requirements
• Monitor adoption progress, identify risks or gaps, and implement mitigation strategies
• Provide regular updates and insights to stakeholders on activation status, challenges, and outcomes
• Drive continuous improvement in KYC processes, focusing on efficiency, scalability, and risk mitigation

Requirements

• Experience in market activation, change management, or business transformation within financial services or consulting
• Strong understanding of KYC, AML, or regulatory compliance processes
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders and drive initiatives across multiple teams
• Experience in business readiness, training, and communication planning
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment

My client, a reputable financial institution, is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Digital QA / Test Analyst to join their team in Hong Kong. In this role, the successful candidate will play a key part in ensuring the quality and reliability of digital journeys, mobile applications, and automation workflows across platforms. You will also

Responsibilities

• Validate end-to-end digital journeys, mobile app features, and automation workflows against business and experience requirements
• Translate business requirements and user stories into test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria
• Execute functional, UAT, regression, and end-to-end testing across digital channels
• Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with delivery teams to ensure timely resolution
• Collaborate with business, product, and technology teams to ensure solutions meet user expectations and operational needs
• Support test planning, test data preparation, and execution across Agile sprints and releases
• Provide clear status updates, test metrics, and quality insights to stakeholders
• Support UAT cycles, including business user coordination, test execution, and sign-off readiness
• Ensure system changes do not disrupt existing processes and comply with control and regulatory requirements
• Drive continuous improvement in test coverage, quality practices, and automation opportunities
• Work on impactful digital products and customer journeys
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• Opportunities to grow and enhance your testing and automation skills

Requirements

• 4–8 years of experience in software testing or quality assurance, preferably in digital or mobile environments
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing processes, including UAT and regression testing
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Ability to translate requirements into structured and effective test cases
• Strong defect management and stakeholder communication skills
• Fluency in Chinese (spoken and written) is required
• Familiarity with test automation tools or frameworks is a plus

• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex digital, tech, and business transformation projects.
• Manage comprehensive project planning, critical dependencies, and cross-functional risks.
• Execute all project phases strictly under defined organizational controls and governance frameworks.
• Own program reporting, deliver clear executive summaries, and lead Steering Committee (SteerCo) updates.

• 4 to 8 years of proven experience managing tech or digital transformation projects.
  
• Deep understanding of project governance, risk mitigation, and dependency mapping.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex project metrics into concise executive summaries for C-suite presentation.
• Complete fluency in written and spoken Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese) is a strict requirement.

• Shape executive thinking by framing data initiatives in terms of business outcomes revenue risk cost efficiency customer experience
• Drive alignment across competing executive agendas resolving conflicts and establishing a unified data direction
• Lead executive level conversations steering committees and governance forums with confidence and authority
• Translate technical data concepts into clear compelling narratives that resonate with nontechnical leadership
• Anticipate stakeholder concerns and navigate political and organizational dynamics to maintain momentum
• Build long-term trust with senior leaders becoming a go to advisor on data driven transformation
• Lead the full lifecycle of data related projects e.g. data platforms analytics data governance AIML initiatives
• Collaborate with data architects’ engineers and business teams to deliver scalable data solutions

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Technology Data Science Business or related field
• 15 years of experience in project program management with a strong focus on data or analytics initiatives
• Proven track record of delivering complex cross functional projects in large organizations
• Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing C-level stakeholders
• Strong understanding of data platforms e.g. data lakes data warehouses cloud analytics solutions
• Experience in Agile Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies
• Excellent communication negotiation and stakeholder management skills

• Own end to end technical accountability for key OMS platforms, from order handling, to post close workflows, FIX connectivity, controls, and production stability.
• Final decision maker for design decisions, incident remediation, and platform evolution in high volume trading environments.
• Lead complex, high impact initiatives from problem definition through design, execution, release, and post go live stabilisation.
• Serve as an escalation point for L3 production incidents and chronic business issues, coordinating engineering, QA, infrastructure, and support teams.
• Take responsibility for root cause analysis, mitigation strategies, and long-term fixes to reduce repeat incidents and operational risk.
• Align priorities, sequencing, and delivery standards.
• Represent Technology in regulatory, audit, and risk forums, OMS oversight, trading controls, exchange and market mandates
• Act as a key interface between Trading, Product, Risk, Compliance, COO, and Technology leadership.
• Contribute to APAC wide planning, including roadmaps, platform simplification, decommissioning, and organisational change.

• Proven domain expertise in Agency Trading and mission-critical Order Management Systems like Market Sapphire and MOMS
• Deep understanding of order handling, execution workflows, and post-close processes
• Expertise in FIX protocol for electronic trading connectivity
• Knowledge of exchange mandates, trading controls, and high-volume trading environments
• Solid SWE background in Java Development 
• Strong competency in Linux/Unix environments and system design for high-availability, scalable platforms.
• Advanced troubleshooting for complex production incidents, including RCA and long-term remediation strategies
• Ability to translate complex regulatory intent (e.g., from APAC market regulators) into technical requirements
• Expertise in implementing trading controls and ensuring platform stability under strict governance frameworks
• Excellent cross-team leadership experience with an ability to align priorities, sequence work, and establish delivery standards across fragmented teams
• Capable of navigating relationships between Trading, Product, Risk, Compliance, etc.

• As a key member of the Global Equity Derivatives SWE team, you will build out and support Automated Electronic Trading applications.
• Work in partnership with business lines to fully understand their pinpoints, requirements, etc. to provide high level design solutions for their trading applications.
• Design and implement high quality technical solutions to handle latency-sensitive trading algorithms in a fully hands-on capacity, driving project delivery and leading by example.
• Work closely with global teams to further develop and innovate trading applications and work with Application/Production Support teams to monitor and help resolve incidents

• University degree, ideally to Master's level in Computer Science or related degree from a reputable institution 
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in a front office Electronic Trading environment, ideally in the Equity Derivatives Market Making trading domain with in-depth knowledge of related products Futures, Options, Warrants, etc. 
• Excellent Java expertise and a vested interest in continuous learning and improvement in the technology space 
• Proven ability to work successfully with highly demanding stakeholders while simultaneously mentoring junior colleagues 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with an ability to work in highly pressured environments 

Responsibilities

• Oversee core exchange operations across market-facing functions and work closely with Product, Marketing, Risk, and Data teams to ensure the exchange runs efficiently, user insights are translated into product improvements, and market dynamics are actively monitored and optimised.
• Own user and KYC feedback loops, turning insights into actionable improvements
• Monitor token performance, liquidity, and trading activity, and oversee exchange visibility and data accuracy on platforms such as CoinMarketCap
• Drive process improvements and operational efficiency
• Track key metrics across trading, liquidity, and operational performance

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in exchange operations, trading operations, product operations, or related roles, ideally in a crypto/fintech environment with exposure to token listings, liquidity management, or market operations
• Strong understanding of exchange mechanics, including trading flows, liquidity, and token performance, familiarity with CoinMarketCap or similar market data platforms will be an added advantage
• Experience working with trading data or market performance metrics, and working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Risk teams
• Data-driven mindset, comfortable analysing operational and market data
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Hands-on and execution-focused, with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Basic understanding of KYC / onboarding processes in fintech or crypto

• Provide technical support activities for the production environment
• Optimise the company infrastructure architecture in cloud environment to achieve best network performance
• Debug kernel performance and resolve production issues in real time
• Dive into difficult network or Linux related problems
• Participate in infrastructure architecture design for office expansion purposes

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other technical discipline 
• 10 years of working experience in Linux production support and Cloud environment, with a good understanding of Linux system administration, and troubleshooting and incident response
• Excellent Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, scripting) experience, including Cloud infrastructure management (AWS/ALI/Oracle setup and configuration)
• Multi-cloud platform experience (AWS, ALI, Oracle, Azure) would be advantageous 
• A good understanding of Networking (leased lines, latency optimisation) and monitoring and alerting systems (setup and enhancement)
• Experience in OS kernel tuning (C-group, IRQ affinity, low-latency optimisation in Cloud/physical machines)
• Documentation and knowledge transfer capabilities (JIRA/Confluence for project management and documentation would be a bonus) 
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skillset

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the global settlement function, including trade, deposit, and withdrawal operations across multiple asset classes
• Strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks
• Champion automation, implement system enhancements to improve efficiency and reduce manual work
• Be the SME for complex settlement issues, partnering with Treasury, Finance, Risk, and Compliance, as well as banks, custodians, and regulators
• Provide strategic oversight, reporting, and leadership to support team development and operational excellence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field
• 10+ years of Settlement/Operations experience, with TradFi/large financial institutions managerial experience
• Experience in FinTech, Crypto, or Digital Asset Exchanges will be an additional bonus 
• Excellent experience in Governance, Risk, and Control Frameworks as well as with Settlement Systems, Automation tools, and cross-border team management
• Strong knowledge of settlement practices across FX, securities, and/or digital assets
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in Mandarin and English

My client, a leading global WealthTech firm, comprised of high-calibre Software Engineers, Quant Strategists and Technical Programme Managers, is expanding their Hong Kong setup considerably. This additional hire will suit a Technical Project Manager or Technical Business Analyst looking to step up into a PM role. The successful candidate will have in-depth experience working on cutting-edge tech implementation projects and programmes within the finance industry.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the platform, from requirements and documentation through design, testing, and production rollout.

• Create and maintain project documentation across all phases, including requirements, solution artefacts, governance materials, and status reports, in line with project and compliance standards.

• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Engineering, Solution Architecture, UI/UX, SRE and Testing

• Manage multiple projects in parallel, balancing priorities, dependencies, and resources while maintaining delivery quality.

• Proactively resolve or escalate risks and issues using established governance and escalation processes to minimise delivery impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with at least 5 years of experience managing/delivering technology projects

• Solid hands-on experience in Agile delivery, including requirements gathering and cross-team collaboration.

• Experience with MS SQL, RESTful APIs, Git and DevOps tools or practices, with the ability to engage effectively with engineering teams and understand solution designs.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations and communicate clearly.

• Proven documentation skills, including project status reports and user stories, with close attention to detail, and the ability to contribute insights that support delivery excellence and continuous improvement.