Director, Asia-Pacific Regional Lead, Supervision & Governance, CIBC Capital Markets

Location: Hong Kong, HKG

Company

hirify.global Capital Markets provides Sales & Trading, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, and research solutions to institutional, corporate, and government clients across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

What you will do

• Execute independent supervisory controls to identify Market Conduct and Client Protection risks across Asia-Pacific Capital Markets.
• Analyse trading, supervisory, and surveillance data to identify unusual patterns, emerging risks, policy breaches, and control weaknesses.
• Investigate conduct incidents, control exceptions, surveillance alerts, and policy breaches, including root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Oversee the regional supervision framework and challenge Business Supervisors on the effectiveness of desk-level oversight.
• Maintain supervisory policies, governance frameworks, reporting dashboards, and management information for senior leadership.
• Support algorithmic trading governance, regulatory examinations, audits, thematic reviews, and control enhancements through analytics and automation.

Requirements

• Significant Capital Markets experience in supervision, business risk and control, trade surveillance, compliance advisory, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of FICC products and/or Equity Derivatives, Market Abuse, Client Protection, and Internal Fraud risks.
• Experience investigating trading activity, employee conduct violations, surveillance alerts, or policy breaches.
• Experience designing, implementing, or overseeing control frameworks within a regulated financial institution.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders independently.
• Legally eligible to work in Hong Kong and able to provide a valid work or study permit where applicable.

Nice to have

• Experience working directly with front-office Sales and Trading businesses.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Wholesale Banking and Sales and Trading in Hong Kong or Singapore.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, internal audits, and remediation programmes.
• Familiarity with data visualisation and analytics tools.
• Ability to read Traditional Chinese or Japanese regulatory publications.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with a 37.5-hour working week.
• Inclusive workplace focused on ethical conduct, fair client outcomes, and accountability.
• High-visibility role with exposure to regional and global business leadership.
• Accessible candidate experience and workplace accommodation support.