Responsibilities:

• Developing an effective and robust end to end control framework that fully meets Audit, Compliance and Regulatory requirements
• Applies comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures within collateral and margin and basic knowledge of other areas (middle office, settlements, control, etc.), to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area
• Ensuring the infrastructure and tools are in place to effectively manage risk and service our clients
• Manages complex and highly variable issues associated with collateral and Margin with significant potential impact across multiple operations areas, weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting needs
• Closely follows trends in collateral and margin and adapts them for application within own team and the business
• Requires analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex material from multiple sources
• Accountable for integrity of process, operations and end results. Implements a successful risk/control environment related to collateral and/or margin processes
• Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated, unique and dynamic situations; draws on diverse range of internal and external sources
• Utilizes exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in order to build effective relationships and influences and negotiates, often at senior levels (across functions)

Requirements: 

• 10 years + of experience in Collateral Management
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related disciplines
• Solid product knowledge on OTC Derivatives, including front-to-back processing workflow
• In depth understanding of margin/collateral processes and collateral portfolio reconciliations
• Ability to work on own initiative and communicate effectively
• Organized and efficient with ability to multi-task
• Strong risk management and control mindset
• Diligent, committed and able to work under pressure and tight timelines
• Advantageous to have knowledge of Cloudmargin, Clearstream, Euroclear and Calypso.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
• Proficient with advanced Microsoft Excel