About the Client: Our client is a key financial institution in Hong Kong. The firm is backed by key global market players, providing an exceptionally stable, highly governed environment focused on long-term infrastructure health.

The Role & Landscape: Reporting to the senior management team, you will serve as the technical lead and operational owner for the Global Securities Services platform.

1. Lead end-to-end implementation, support, and updates across custody, asset servicing, fund accounting, settlement, valuation, and reporting modules.
2. Establish multi-year technology roadmaps that align target architecture with system resilience and messaging standards (including ISO 20022, SWIFT, and FIX).
3. Direct third-party vendors and software providers to ensure system availability, quality release planning, and SLAs.
4. Collaborate directly with internal operations leaders to address data reconciliation, break analysis, and fee calculation workflows.
5. Guide and mentor an engineering team specializing in core securities infrastructure and integration frameworks.

What We Are Looking For:

1. At least 6 years in IT leadership, with a minimum of 3 years spent directly supporting Custody, Fund Administration, or Asset Servicing systems.
2. Solid domain understanding of trade lifecycles, NAV calculation methods, corporate action events, and operational reconciliation.
3. Direct technical skills in SQL (writing complex queries to diagnose data breaks) alongside hands-on familiarity with Python, C#, or Java.
4. Experience with messaging protocols (SWIFT, FIX, ISO 20022) and securities identifiers (ISIN, CUSIP, SEDOL).
5. Exposure to regulatory reporting requirements is beneficial.
6. Fluent command of English, Cantonese, and Putonghua.

Why Apply To This Role:

1. Systemic Significance : Work on technology that serves as a cornerstone of Hong Kong's financial system.
2. Long-Term Focu s: Deliver structured, multi-year architecture improvements without short-term retail pressures or high-frequency trading churn.
3. Direct Line to Leadership : Direct operational authority over platform evolution with clear visibility to executive management.

If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Danny Kwan atresume@pinpointasia.com and put VP / Director - Custody & Global Securities IT Platform - J13100 in the subject header.

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