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About the Role
IMC is seeking a Representative Director to hold statutory office for its Korean entity and lead business operations in Seoul. This role involves statutory duties, regulatory obligations, and day-to-day accountability for the Seoul business's controls, governance, regulatory relationships, and operational standards. The position is a joint appointment, requiring collaboration with a counterpart based in Sydney.
Responsibilities
- Discharge the duties of a Representative Director under the Commercial Act, including reporting and filing obligations.
- Serve on and chair the board of IMC Korea Securities Co., Ltd.
- Assume responsibilities allocated under the Responsibilities Map following a defined handover period.
- Maintain the standards of governance and control required by regulatory responsibilities.
- Lead the firm’s engagement with the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Exchange.
- Manage inspections, reviews, and supervisory correspondence.
- Ensure the firm identifies and raises matters before they become issues.
- Oversee the operation of the Seoul business and the effectiveness of local control functions (compliance, risk, legal, finance, HR, technology).
- Ensure provided frameworks operate effectively in Korea and meet Korean regulatory requirements.
- Manage board and shareholder matters, corporate policies, licence conditions, and local statutory obligations.
- Act as the senior point of decision in Seoul for operational, regulatory, and reputational matters.
- Ensure timely escalation to regional and global leadership.
- Lead the Seoul team and manage local staff matters, including performance, development, and employment obligations.
Requirements
- Experience as a Representative Director, registered executive, or equivalent licensed officer at a financial institution in Korea, or as an adviser to institutions holding those appointments.
- Must satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to the appointment.
- A legal or regulatory background is well suited.
- Relevant experience includes general counsel, head of compliance, chief operating officer, or equivalent senior positions at a securities firm, or at a foreign financial institution operating in Korea.
- A sound understanding of financial markets and market making, including its function on an exchange and its operational and regulatory risks.
- Direct trading experience is not required.
- Demonstrated capability operating within an international firm and across a global matrix.
- Full professional fluency in Korean and English, written and spoken.
- Comfort holding personal statutory liability.
- Judgement to exercise authority soundly under a joint signing structure.
Skills
- Regulatory standing
- Professional background (legal or regulatory)
- Market knowledge
- International experience
- Korean language proficiency
- English language proficiency
- Judgement
- Accountability
Location
- Seoul
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone.
- Since 1989, IMC has been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity.
- IMC has offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India.
- The company fosters a collaborative, high-performance culture and is committed to giving back.
- IMC continuously innovates and collaborates by entering new markets, embracing disruptive technologies, developing research environments, and diversifying trading strategies.