APAC Head of Equities Technology (inc Derivatives + OTC) – Sydney recruitment

• Major Australian Bank with LARGE investment into Equities Streams

• Manage a APAC wide team due for rapid expansion and new projects

• Cash Equity, Equity Derivatives, OTC and Structured Products

Our client is one of the major Australian Banks that has a very strong appetite for growth within the Financial Markets arena across Asia Pacific. The organization prides itself on its very strong offering to a divers APAC market across multiple asset classes and business streams. Due to a recent change in strategic initiatives a NEW ROLE has been created in Australia for the APAC Head of Equities technology.

The role has an exciting and dynamic remit to drive the technology that can enable the expanding Equities / Equity Derivatives business streams that are being heavily invested in across AsiaPac. The equities businesses have footholds in the Sydney and Hong Kong market places but through an already approved large investment push into technology this exposure it designed to increase across the whole of APAC. This will put a greater focus on the Equity Derivatives and OTC business which need to be underpinned with a new technology platform. The Equities IT teams will be ramped up over the next 12 months in numbers across existing sites as well as installing 2 / 3 new Equities technology groups in APAC.

The initial scope of the role is around partnership with the key equities business heads across APAC to understand needs and ensure the successful strategic implementation of this new trading platform. This will require you to draw upon your strong knowledge of Equity and Equity Derivatives products and understanding of software architecture to ensure business needs are accurately by the tailored technology solution. Half of your time will be spend managing the business whilst the other half is spent managing platform integration and expanding the IT team, which will encompass a range of hiring needs to bolster the team across four APAC locations.

Requirements of the role:

KEYWORDS:

Equities, Equity Derivatives, Over the Counter, OTC, Trading, APAC, MUREX, Calypso, Head of, JAVA, Structured Products, Sydney

If this position interests you, please submit your resume via the 'Apply Now' button or email. Or for further information please contact Andrew Boyce quoting reference DRIVE_EQ_TECH.

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