Senior Technical Lead - OMS/FIX Connectivity

• 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.

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

• Manage trade entry and affirmation process (via PMS), and monitor trade settlements
• Custodian and Prime Broker reconciliations
• Liaise with prime brokers, fund administrator and system vendors on break resolution
• Cash management - margin and collateral, facilitating payments
• Monitor short positions and fulfil disclosure obligations

• Weekly NAV estimates
• Point of liaison with prime brokers and fund administrator
• NAV and P/L review, ensure accuracy of accounting entries against fund administrator
• Checker of monthly fund valuation
• Calculating investor and distributor fee rebates

• Monitor fund capital activities
• Streamline operations process, look for deficiencies and improvements.
• Work along with Risk and Finance on operations control and annual fund audit
• Ad-hoc projects (e.g. investors due diligence, broker onboarding)

• Degree holder in Accounting and Finance or related discipline
• 3-6 years of relevant work experience in Fund Accounting and/or Hedge Fund Operations
• Basic understanding of financial products (Options, Fixed Income, Swaps, NDFs)
• Solid knowledge/experience with PMS systems, proficient in Microsoft Office, with Python skills being highly beneficial
• Highly motivated with a “can do” attitude, ability to multi-task and innovative, with great attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin