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About the Role

The incumbent would be part of the Investment Asset Infrastructure Centre of Excellence's Pre-Trade Control team that is responsible for implementation of effective portfolio monitoring within for the Group Investments units across the AIA footprint.

1) Support the wider Investment Asset Infrastructure Centre of Excellence team by focusing on implementation and providing solutions to the current governance structure.

2) Contribute to ongoing enhancements regarding governance, risk and compliance as contemplated within AIA Investment Target Operating Model.

3) Making a notable contribution in respect of pre-trade controls setup, maintenance and automation.

4) Perform on-going pre-trade controls support (eg: Aladdin Compliance Dashboard / Bloomberg AIMS & CMGR) on the following:

Review, follow-up and uplifting of the pre-trade alerts from AIA business units.
Assist AIA business units to review/ amend the existing pre-trade control rule which may due to the changing or new regulatory, mandate and internal requirements.

5) Assist with the set-up of new pre-trade rules in accordance to Business Unit and AMC Governing Documents.

6) Engage with stakeholders within various local business units, AMCs, Group Investment, Group Risk and Group Investment Compliance in discharging the above roles.

7) Manage, mentor and provide junior members of the team guidance and support.

8) Support wider automation and process streamlining initiatives of the wider IAI COE team.

9) Other ad hoc activities as delegated by the Senior of Investment Asset Infrastructure (Setup and Maintenance) from time to time.

Job Requirements :

University Degree in any of the following fields i.e. Accounting, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics.
Finance or IT related professional certifications, or progress towards completion, would be viewed favorably.
2+ years of compliance/ risk/ audit/ controls experience in insurance, asset management/unit trust company would be ideal.
Knowledge and/ or experience of Aladdin Compliance Dashboard or Bloomberg AIM Compliance Module or a similar portfolio monitoring system would be beneficial is mandatory.
Experience in dealing with various stakeholders, e.g. regulator, legal, investment, finance, operations & auditors.
Experience managing teams and mentoring juniors.
Familiarity with one or more of the following Data and Automation tools (i.e. PowerApps, PowerAutomate, PowerBI, Sharepoint)
Familiarity with one or more of the following programming languages (i.e. SQL, Python, VBA).
Analytically minded with an aptitude towards numbers, precision and detail
Good command of written and spoken English
Good communication and interpersonal skills

Lead Specialist-Investment Asset Infrastructure