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About the Role

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) supports day-to-day trade operations in Japan, focusing on Clearing & Settlement activities for both Custody Settlement and Broker Dealer Clearing. This role operates within a high-volume post-trade environment, supporting significant transaction flows in the Japanese financial market and requires a hands-on operational mindset.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily clearing and settlement operations across Japanese post-trade infrastructures including JADEC, BOJ, JDCC and JSCC.
• Support settlement processes across multiple asset classes with a focus on equity settlement and broker dealer clearing activities.
• Monitor settlement lifecycle events and resolve settlement exceptions in a timely and controlled manner.
• Investigate and resolve settlement breaks, falls and operational incidents.
• Coordinate closely with internal teams, offshore operations teams, market infrastructures, counterparties and clients.
• Maintain strong operational control standards in line with internal policies and regulatory expectations.
• Support operational improvements and contribute to initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing operational risk.
• Participate in incident management and contribute to post-incident reviews and process improvements.
• Provide operational insights and participate in client due diligence meetings or operational discussions as a subject matter expert (SME) when required.

Requirements

• Experience in post-trade operations, settlement operations or securities operations.
• Understanding of Japanese market infrastructure such as JASDEC, BOJ, JDCC or JSCC is required.
• Experience in custody settlement (equities) or broker dealer clearing operations would be advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-volume operational environment.
• Strong attention to details and operational risk awareness.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams, offshore teams, and market participants.
• Business-level English communication skills required to interact with offshore teams and global stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with clients when required.
• Interest in developing long-term expertise in Japan’s post-trade environment.

Skills

• Clearing and Settlement
• Custody Settlement
• Broker Dealer Clearing
• Post-trade operations
• Settlement operations
• Securities operations
• Japanese market infrastructure (JASDEC, BOJ, JDCC, JSCC)
• Equity settlement
• Operational risk management
• Stakeholder collaboration
• English communication

Location

• Tokyo, Japan (Nihonbashi Office)
• Occasional work from Omiya office may be required

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Assistant Vice President

About the Company

• SSV Operations in MSS Operations Japan supports post-trade activities for clients including banks, broker dealers, asset managers and institutional investors.
• The team plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, accurate and timely settlement of transactions while supporting clients and market participants in Japan’s highly developed financial markets.
• This role provides a strong opportunity to build meaningful expertise in Japan’s highly sophisticated post-trade infrastructure while working within a globally connected financial institution.
• HSBC has a long-established presence in Japan, supporting the country’s financial markets for over a century.
• Securities Services is recognized as one of HSBC’s key global product pillars.