Arena Investors, LP

Trading Operations Associate

Arena Investors, LP

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hong Kong • Hong Kong

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Tech Stack

VBA

About the role

  • Organize and lead initial investment discussions and ensure the firm’s internal investment pipeline and order management system (OMS) maintain complete, real-time accuracy
  • Support APAC investment team in the operational aspect of all corporate securities transactions including private convertible bonds and other bespoke direct lending transactions.
  • Bring a control first mindset to trade management; have an exceptional knowledge of trade capture, post trade reconciliation and controls, asset servicing, and collateral & liquidity management
  • Work as the first hire on the APAC Operations team to provide high quality coverage to all trading desks, across APAC time zones
  • Serve as a “go to” resource in APAC for the business, asset management, legal counsel, senior leadership, and other internal stakeholders
  • Coordinate with the firm’s global custodians, dealers, and prime brokers to launch new accounts, implement controls to minimize errors, and improve daily processing workflows
  • Support the addition of new global custodians, trading counterparts, deal sources, financing lines, and joint venture relationships
  • Set up new accounts and entities with the firm’s fund administrator
  • Work closely with the team to monitor, record and reconcile cash inflows and outflows from new and existing investments
  • Assist with internal data integrity analysis
  • Promote and sponsor ad hoc projects as needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a top university, ideally in a quantitative area (e.g., finance, economics, accounting)
  • 3-5 years+ of direct experience at a securities or buy side investment firm
  • Excellent Microsoft Excel (VBA a plus) skills
  • Experience with risk, settlements, or trading assistant functions
  • Experience interacting with Prime Brokers, Custodians, and OTC Counterparties
  • Experience implementing strategic, scalable solutions to foster Front Office business growth
  • Experience working with large data sets; an understanding of data hierarchy
  • The highest level of personal integrity and ethical standards
  • A positive attitude, strong work ethic and a desire to work collaboratively across the organization
  • Ability to communicate at a high level
  • Strong attention to detail
Benefits
  • Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
trade capturepost trade reconciliationasset servicingcollateral managementliquidity managementrisk managementsettlementsdata analysisMicrosoft ExcelVBA
Soft Skills
communicationattention to detailintegritycollaborationpositive attitudestrong work ethicleadership