Equity Middle Office

Gravitas Recruitment Group Hong Kong
Full time Permanent On-site Competitive

About the job

Equity Middle Office

The Equity Middle Office position supports the trade lifecycle management and reconciliation activities for Securities Financing desks within a prominent financial services organisation. This role is integral to maintaining operational efficiency in a global and dynamic environment.

The organisation connects international capital with high-growth markets worldwide, offering comprehensive banking, capital markets, and asset servicing solutions across a broad client base. It operates through an extensive cross-border network, focusing on delivering robust financial services on a global scale.

The Equity Middle Office role involves providing end-to-end trade support, monitoring trade lifecycle events, and managing reconciliations, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency. The successful candidate will act as a key operational liaison across multiple teams, contribute to process automation initiatives, and support regulatory and strategic projects.

  • Deliver end-to-end trade support for Securities Financing desks, including accurate trade capture, modifications, cancellations, corporate action adjustments, portfolio structure maintenance, and real-time PnL updates.

  • Monitor and manage trade lifecycle events, rectify position breaks, and perform trade reconciliations, emphasising interbook and back-to-back transactions.

  • Act as the primary operational bridge between Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, and regional/Static Data teams to resolve queries and manage ad-hoc requests.

  • Identify workflow efficiencies, update SOPs, participate in process automation initiatives, and test new automation tools.

  • Assist with regulatory change management agendas and implement support for new business initiatives impacting the trading desks.

  • Strong functional knowledge of Equity Derivatives or Delta One Equity products and post-trade operational processes.

  • Demonstrated background in a Middle Office or Trade Support capacity within the Equities and Derivatives space.

  • Excellent attention to detail with the ability to process complex operational tasks accurately under tight timelines.

  • Experience with process improvement initiatives and automation tools; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office applications preferred.

  • Outstanding written and spoken English, with strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration across cross-functional and regional teams.

Requirements:

  • Right to work in the location specified.
  • On-site employment.
  • Available to start on 25/08/2026.
  • Employment duration of 2 weeks.

If you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply with an updated CV.