Global Banking and Markets, Operations, Settlements, Associate, Tokyo (FICC)

Location: Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan; onsite office role

Company

hirify.global is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York.

What you will do

• Partner with Sales, Trading, Credit, Technology, and Operations teams to resolve issues and ensure timely confirmations and settlements.
• Analyze and resolve exceptions, assess market changes, and present impacts and recommendations to the business and Operations Management.
• Evaluate and escalate risk items, protect the firm and clients from market penalties, and maintain strong process controls.
• Design process improvements, optimize securities inventory management, and support strategic and tactical projects with Operations, Engineering, and management.
• Maintain relationships with internal and external clients and market counterparts while meeting timeliness, quality, and cost-effectiveness expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Japanese speaker with excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English.
• Strong communication, teamwork, collaboration, problem-solving, critical-thinking, discretion, and judgment.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, creative, highly detail-oriented, and able to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Understanding of the Fixed Income Securities market and current regulatory environment.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Operations or a related risk-and-control-focused field.
• MS Suite competency, especially Excel, automation skills, and the ability to learn multiple programs quickly.
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to remain composed under pressure.

Culture & Benefits

• Market, systems, and technical training is provided to develop existing skills and understanding of FICC markets and settlement processes.
• Professional development opportunities, firmwide networks, benefits, wellness, personal finance offerings, and mindfulness programs.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.