About the Role
Manage Fixed Income Settlement Processing, focusing on process optimization, improvement, and project management. Lead new product integration to ensure smooth operational flow and address operational issues promptly. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices, while continuously reviewing processes for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage Fixed Income Settlement Processing, including process optimization, improvement, and project management.
- Lead new products to ensure smooth flow from Client to Front Office to Back Office.
- Ensure daily operations run smoothly.
- Liaise with internal/external clients and overseas offices to address operational issues.
- Ensure compliance with Regulatory/FIM requirements and adherence to standards and best practices.
- Conduct productivity and process reviews to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency.
- Ensure GSC KL team's performance meets SLA, including conducting offshore governance meetings.
- Engage in New Product Due Diligence and streamline workflow processes with stakeholders, IT, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Product Control.
- Develop short, medium, and long-term goals for managing operation risk in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
- Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and procedures are FIM compliant.
- Lead and coordinate the operational aspect of securities business projects.
- Support Front Office and overseas offices with daily operations and ad hoc queries.
- Deliver high-quality customer service and introduce best practices.
- Control costs within the operations area.
- Contribute to new business proposals and strategies related to the securities business.
- Manage operational risk associated with the role.
- Mitigate regulatory and operational risk.
- Highlight operational inefficiencies and improve procedures.
- Maintain internal control standards according to HSBC policies/FIM requirements.
- Implement internal and external audit points and address issues raised by regulators.
- Comply with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations, and procedures.
Requirements
- Japanese language skill is essential.
- Over 5 years of experience within an investment banking organization.
- Knowledge of securities products (JGB, Foreign bonds, Structured Note etc.) is essential.
- Experience working as Back Office of a securities firm.
- Experience working in an environment that encourages change.
- Proven experience in change/project management in a growing/evolving business.
- Successful at working with management and senior stakeholders at different levels.
- Review current processes for mitigating operational and settlement risk and identify improvement opportunities.
- Manage internal inefficiencies and build strong internal networks for seamless processes.
- Manage auditor inquiries effectively and ensure timely submission.
- Ensure KRI daily reports capture daily risks and work on process enhancements.
- Act as a key member of the New Product Due Diligence exercise.
- Ensure booking and confirmation processes meet control standards and efficiency.
- Ensure all requirements are in place and deliver UAT efficiently.
Experience Level
- +5 years
