APAC Equities Electronic Sales Trading, Assistant Vice President

Join our APAC Equities Electronic Sales Trading team in a high-impact role where you will support our largest institutional clients in executing equities across Asia via our algorithmic platform. You will ensure seamless client execution while working closely with internal partners, including the product and Prime teams, to enhance platform performance, refine our offering, and deliver strong trading outcomes. As part of a growing electronic franchise, you will contribute to liquidity provision, client coverage, and strategic development in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, making this an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded professional to take on meaningful responsibility and help drive the continued growth of our business.

We’re looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of providing algo coverage for electronic equities & electronic product support.
• Client relationships and connectivity with algorithmic equity clients that trade Asia.
• Interest in market structure changes.
• Familiarity of regulations and executing across markets in Asia.
• Understanding of TCA and execution benchmarks.
• Experience of working collaboratively in highly productive teams.
• Experience of working in a highly productive Sales team including track record of delivering to challenging targets & objectives.
• High degree of numeracy.
• Strong communication skills, especially around complicated concepts.
• Experience in Sales planning and analysis of client revenue opportunities.
• Works thoughtfully and logically.
• Strong and clear communicator.
• Motivated to learn and proactively seeks responsibility.
• Able to work in a pressured environment.
• Tenacious & self motivated.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is regulated by Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the HK SFC.

This role is subject to the Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme (MRC Scheme). If you require more information about the MRC Scheme, you may visit https://www.hkab.org.hk/en/page/5/mandatory-reference-checking-scheme-phase-2 or consult the Recruiter who is handling your job application.

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Purpose of the role

To develop and execute sales strategies to generate new business, maintain and grow relationships with existing clients, and achieve revenue targets. 

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of relationships with clients, understanding their financial needs and objectives.
• Presentation and pitching of financial products and services to clients, tailored to their requirements.
• Liaison between clients and internal teams, ensuring smooth execution of client requests.
• Stay updated on market trends, financial products, and industry regulations.
• Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to provide clients with insights and market updates.
• Negotiation of terms and agreements with clients to finalise sales transactions.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.