On behalf of several leading quantitative hedge funds and systematic investment managers operating in Hong Kong (including direct competitors to major global quant players), we are actively managing searches for experienced professionals to join their growing operations and middle office teams.
These roles support post-trade lifecycle processes, reconciliations, exception management, corporate actions, margin/collateral handling, and coordination with trading desks, treasury, prime brokers, custodians and other external parties. Positions are open at various seniority levels to accommodate different levels of experience and responsibility.
We particularly welcome applications from:
- Middle office/ operations professionals at quantitative hedge funds, systematic managers or proprietary trading firms.
- Sell-side Prime Services / Prime Brokerage middle office teams, especially those providing direct support to hedge fund clients (e.g., trade lifecycle oversight, reconciliations, margin servicing, client query resolution, exception clearing).
Main responsibilities (responsibility and scope increase with level)
- Manage trade capture, booking, amendments, data enrichment, break investigation and resolution across traded instruments.
- Conduct daily reconciliations of positions, trades, cash, P&L and other key data against internal books, prime brokers, custodians and execution venues; investigate and resolve breaks/exceptions.
- Process corporate actions, entitlements, dividends and related adjustments, ensuring accurate portfolio impact.
- Coordinate margin calls, collateral transfers, funding needs and related communications with Treasury and prime brokers.
- Serve as primary operational contact for front-office trading teams, internal support functions (Compliance, Finance, Risk) and external counterparties (prime brokers, execution brokers, custodians, fund administrators).
- Oversee timely settlement; investigate and clear fails, discrepancies or trade breaks.
- Identify operational risks, inefficiencies or control gaps; contribute to process improvements, automation, workflow enhancements and control framework updates.
- At Senior Associate / Team Lead level: supervise junior team members, own product-specific workflows or regional responsibilities, lead small-scale projects, coordinate cross-departmental initiatives, support system upgrades/migrations, and mentor staff.
Background and skills required (requirements scale with seniority)
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Relevant experience in middle office, trade support, post-trade operations, prime brokerage client services or hedge fund operations:
- Associate level: 3-5+ years
- Senior Associate level: 5-8+ years
- Team Lead level: 8+ years with supervisory, project leadership or workflow ownership experience
- Solid knowledge of the full trade lifecycle (execution → confirmation → clearing → settlement), including corporate actions processing.
- Prior dealings with prime brokers, execution brokers, custodians and/or hedge fund clients.
- Analytical approach with strong problem-solving skills; ability to investigate and close exceptions under tight deadlines.
- High attention to detail and process-oriented mindset.
- Effective communication (written and verbal) for interacting with traders, internal teams and external parties.
- Capacity to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume setting.
- Strong ownership and proactive initiative.
Particularly relevant experience
- Operations / middle office roles at quant hedge funds, systematic managers or prop trading firms.
- Sell-side Prime Services / Prime Brokerage middle office, with focus on hedge fund client support (e.g., trade support, reconciliations, margin/collateral, query resolution).
- Multi-asset exposure (equities, futures, FX, listed derivatives, etc.) is useful but not restricted to specific asset classes.
- Familiarity with reconciliation platforms, trade processing systems, collateral management tools or automation initiatives.
