Operations Specialist (Fintech)

TL;DR

Operations Specialist (Fintech): Managing trade lifecycle, reconciliations, and settlement for a proprietary trading firm with an accent on process automation and operational risk control. Focus on leveraging AI-assisted tools and scripting (Python, SQL) to optimize data pipelines and reduce manual effort.

Location: Hong Kong (APAC team)

Company

A leading proprietary trading firm where operational excellence and automation are at the core of its business model.

What you will do

• Perform daily trade reconciliations, position monitoring, P&L attribution, and cash/cost reconciliation across multiple asset classes.
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks, settlement issues, and corporate action events with counterparties and prime brokers.
• Analyze end-to-end operational processes to map business logic and design solutions that reduce manual effort and error rates.
• Build and maintain automated reconciliation and reporting workflows using Python, SQL, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Manage and optimize data pipelines ensuring accuracy and timeliness of operational data.
• Support the onboarding of new counterparties and prime brokers, including SSI setup and operational readiness testing.

Requirements

• 3+ years of mid/back-office or operations experience, preferably within a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, or prime brokerage.
• Strong technical literacy with the ability to read and reason about code in Python and SQL.
• Solid understanding of trade lifecycle processes for listed equities, ETFs, futures, FX, and/or OTC derivatives.
• Experience with reconciliation frameworks and clearing/settlement workflows in Asian securities markets.
• Ability to work with large datasets and translate findings into actionable process improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-performance proprietary trading environment.
• Focus on continuous improvement and the integration of AI tools into operational workflows.
• Varied career path with opportunities to expand into first-line controls, trade reporting, and data management.
• Collaboration with global technology teams to deliver process improvement projects.