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HKEX

Trading Development Team Leader

HKEX
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senior permanent Hong Kong

First indexed 3 Oct 2026

Description

The Trading Development team at HKEX is seeking a seasoned leader to spearhead initiatives in advancing market infrastructure, systems, and policies.

Job Duties:

  • Strategic Leadership & Market Design: Lead strategic initiatives to expand and optimize market structure design across core asset classes and trading channels. Uphold market integrity in alignment with HKEX’s revenue goals and regulatory mandates.
  • Project Execution Oversight: Assume end-to-end ownership of project planning, ensure quality execution, and operational readiness.
  • Market Analysis: Anticipate shifts in global and Mainland China regulatory landscapes. Assess the evolving market environment across Hong Kong, competing exchanges to craft robust strategies.
  • Executive Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate and nurture high-level relationships with diverse stakeholders, including IT teams, regulators, and industry bodies.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of professionals, fostering a high-performance culture.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Social Science, Journalism or a related field. Advanced degree or relevant professional qualifications highly regarded.
  • Minimum 15 years of progressive professional experience in capital markets, with direct experience in project execution management and/or operations.
  • Demonstrated expertise in market structure design, supported by comprehensive product knowledge of Hong Kong and broader Asian/international exchanges.
  • Proven track record working within multinational financial institutions. In-depth knowledge of Hong Kong capital markets is a distinct plus.
  • Minimum 10 years of proven people management and team leadership experience in a complex, matrixed organization.

Skills:

  • Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
  • High-level presentation and lobbying skills.
  • Fluency in Mandarin with excellent command of spoken and written English. Conversational Cantonese would be a distinct plus.
  • Proactive, meticulous, highly adaptable, and adept at building effective strategic relationships.