Portfolio Management and Trading Solutions APAC Lead

The Role

Schonfeld is looking for a senior regional lead to own the APAC trading technology agenda. Reporting directly to the Head of Portfolio Management & Trading Solutions in London, you will be the most senior presence of the Portfolio Management & Trading Solutions (PMATS) team in Asia - the group responsible for the firm’s trading technology ecosystem across onboarding, platform support, front office technology, and execution strategy.

This is a front-office-facing role where front office trading requirements meet trading technology. You will be the person a COO, Portfolio Manager or Head of Trading turns to when they need a credible, trusted technology partner - someone who understands how discretionary and systematic strategies operate, speaks the language of APAC market structure, and can navigate complex cross-functional initiatives from inception to delivery.

Our APAC user base spans discretionary and semi-systematic equity focused Portfolio Managers through to systematic strategies, with a growing Fixed Income and FX presence in the region. Given the time zone spread across London and New York, you will travel to both offices periodically - typically two to three times a year - to stay connected to the global PMATS leadership team and contribute to firm-wide platform strategy.

What You’ll Own

Regional Relationship Management

• Serve as the primary PMATS point of contact for APAC COOs, heads of trading, and portfolio managers across all strategy groups - systematic, Delta One, fundamental equity, Index and discretionary macro fixed income
• Build and maintain trusted relationships that give you genuine influence over the APAC technology agenda and early visibility into business needs
• Represent PMATS in APAC leadership forums and provide regular, clear updates to the global PMATS leadership team on regional priorities, risks, and escalations

Platform Ownership & Escalation

• Own the delivery of new capabilities and initiatives across the APAC trading platform end-to-end
• Serve as the regional escalation point for all trading platform issues, ensuring fast and effective resolution with clear communication to stakeholders
• Partner with TPS (Trade & Platform Support) and FOT (Front Office Technology) leads in APAC to maintain high-quality, follow-the-sun coverage

Cross-Functional Initiative Delivery

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technology initiatives in APAC - complex onboardings, system migrations, EMS/OMS integrations, and regulatory-driven changes
• Manage dependencies across internal technology teams and external vendors to keep programmes on track
• Drive the APAC onboarding agenda - new Portfolio Managers, new strategies, new markets - working closely with global onboarding teams, operations, compliance and treasury to ensure smooth launches

Strategy & Roadmap Input

• Contribute to PMATS’s global platform strategy, bringing an APAC-first perspective on market structure, latency requirements, and regional regulatory constraints
• Identify gaps between current capabilities and business needs in the region and develop clear proposals for how to close them
• Work with the global PMATS leadership on strategic initiatives including execution stack evolution, EMS/OMS assessment, and platform consolidation

What You’ll Bring

What you need:

• 10+ years of experience in institutional financial services technology - buy-side, sell-side, or vendor - in roles that required direct, senior engagement with front-office stakeholders
• Deep understanding of electronic trading workflows across equities, futures, and derivatives - order lifecycle, EMS/OMS architecture, execution management, and market microstructure
• Demonstrated track record of managing and delivering complex, cross-functional technology programmes in a multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong commercial awareness - you understand what Portfolio Managers and COOs actually care about and can translate business requirements into technology outcomes without needing constant direction
• Excellent relationship and communication skills - you are comfortable presenting to senior management, challenging constructively, and building trust quickly across cultural and organizational boundaries
• Solid familiarity with APAC market structure across key equity and derivatives markets including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, India, Taiwan, and Australia
• Based in Hong Kong

We'd love if you had:

• Breadth of asset class exposure across equities, futures, fixed income, FX and derivatives - candidates with experience across multiple product types will be prioritized
• Experience in a multi-strategy or multi-manager investment environment
• Hands-on experience with institutional EMS/OMS platforms - GTX, Portware, FlexTrade, TBricks, Neovest, SpiderRock, or equivalent
• Familiarity with macro, fixed income, FX or rates trading workflows alongside core equities experience
• Understanding of systematic and quantitative trading workflows, including algorithmic execution and order routing
• Experience working across APAC time zones within a global team, with counterparts in New York and London
• Familiarity with PMS and risk analytics platforms such as Enfusion or Derivitec
• Cantonese (primary) and/or Mandarin language skills - advantageous given coverage of Greater China markets

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.

Who we are

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income. We have created a unique structure to provide global portfolio managers with autonomy, flexibility and support to best enable them to maximize the value of their businesses.

Over the last 30 years, Schonfeld has successfully capitalized on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics and continue to capitalize on new opportunities. In 2021 we launched our newest strategy, discretionary macro & fixed income as part of the continual growth of Schonfeld’s investible universe. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products. 

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