Vice President/Director, Equities, Global Markets COO APAC, Hong Kong

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Overview

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the marketing name for its international businesses and is a long-established participant in Asia Pacific with a presence since 1947. With 23 offices in 12 geographies, it offers an integrated and comprehensive set of products and services across Global Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Markets and Wealth Management, serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and government clients, combining the best of local knowledge and global expertise.

Job Description

This role is for the APAC equities COO team covering APAC equities trading.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring governance for the APAC equities cash and derivatives trading desks
• Working closely with APAC equities trading desk heads on business strategies and product development
• Coordinate between the trading desks and enterprise control functions to ensure the businesses is run effectively and responsibly in adherence with policies and procedures, regulatory requirements and the risk framework.
• Represent as delegate for the trading desk for governance routines, targeted assessments, internal audits, regulatory exams.
• Manage regulatory change and remediation projects as when required.
• Support management routines that effectively support business needs including but not limited to expenses approval, system access, trading books review, approved product list and remote booking.
• Participate in any other ad-hoc projects related to APAC Equities and regional COO teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above
• Minimum 5 years analytics work experience in the financial industry, with good knowledge of the Equities business
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong organizational skills, project management orientation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills, ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization