Location: Hong Kong
About the role
Our client — an Asia-focused institutional equities franchise — is hiring an Equity Sales Trader to cover Hong Kong and Stock Connect flow for hedge funds and long-only accounts. BroadCareer Executive Search is supporting this search on a confidential basis.
Key responsibilities
- Execute Hong Kong and Stock Connect equities (and selected global markets) for institutional clients, combining agency execution with market colour.
- Partner with sales, research, and operations to deliver end-to-end client coverage.
- Identify and escalate trading risks; operate within risk, compliance, and best-execution frameworks.
- Contribute to desk projects: OMS/EMS upgrades, UAT, and process automation.
- Troubleshoot intraday system issues with IT and vendors; support new product or workflow launches.
Requirements
- Degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 3–5 years’ institutional equity trading / sales-trading experience.
- Familiarity with Bloomberg EMSX, Broadridge, or similar OMS/EMS preferred.
- Client-facing account management skills under time pressure.
- HKSI Paper 1, 7 & 8 (or equivalent) preferred.
- Fluent English and Mandarin; Cantonese a plus.