Assistant Vice President, Investment Operations

Job Purpose

Khazanah Nasional Berhad is the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia. We invest to deliver sustainable economic and societal values for the nation. As a strategic investor, we strive to balance between growing long-term financial returns and being a responsible organisation so future generations of Malaysians can benefit from what we do today. We are looking for an exceptional individual to join the Investment Compliance & Operations Team to ensure compliance and efficient operations of Khazanah’s Investment Division.

Job Description

• Manage post-trade activities and monitor transaction reports ensuring all exceptions are remediated
• Work in partnership with the business and stakeholders in assessing and implementing new capabilities towards alpha generation and operational efficiencies
• Maintain the right Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk (PMAR) setup and ensure right return calculations
• Provide control support to ensure portfolio managers operate within the set governance and control
• Collaborate with operational teams to identify process and trading platform improvements.
• Act as command centre to perform impact analysis of market and regulatory changes for identification of changes required to front mid back processes in ensuring compliance and adoption
• Coordinate budget management within the division.
• Active review of processes for adoption of best practices towards a robust, scalable and efficient end-to-end process, extracting synergies without compromising risk and controls
• Leverage on technological/automation tools coupled with strong understanding of business needs, in order to streamline work processes
• Drive process improvements for productivity and quality enhancements; design solutions to integrate into processes
• Manage day-to-day support and advice for the team of any transactional activities
• Coach, develop and manage Junior staff members
• To complete any other duties as assigned, from time-to-time.
   

Job Requirements

• At least 3+ years experience in middle or back office providing Trade Execution Support for trading desk, treasury desk and security finance would be an added advantage
• Inquisitive and curious, detail-oriented, strong analytical ability, excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and possess a drive for excellence
• Strong organisation skills and ability to work independently and effectively under pressure to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities
• A good team player who can collaborate well with internal and external counterparts, self-motivated and enjoys working in a dynamic environment
• Constantly keep up to date with industry developments, resourceful
   

Education/Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree or higher