Custody Operations Manager

**ABOUT Us**

AsiaNext is a trusted digital exchange for institutional investors in Asia and globally. It will offer integrated listing, trading, and post-trade services for digital assets, including digital payment tokens. This joint venture between SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd. (SBI DAH) and SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) will provide an institutional-grade platform to enable the tokenization and trading of existing securities and non-bankable assets.

AsiaNext will support the growing institutional demand for trading of public and private digital assets. It will leverage the extensive networks of SBI DAH in Asia and SDX in Switzerland and Europe, as well as their joint expertise in fulfilling institutional investors’ needs. Both SBI DAH and SDX have demonstrated leadership in digital asset markets globally through multiple investments, issuances and initiatives in this space.

**Why Join Us?**

With SIX Group AG and SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd. as shareholders, AsiaNext has significant financial backing supporting its mission of building the world’s first institutional-grade digital exchange for institutional investors, and fostering trust through rigorous security and compliance to regulations. The team comprises members with traditional finance, digital finance and technology background spanning decades at UBS, JPMorgan, SIX, Thomson Reuters, MAS, SGX, DBS, Citi, Credit Suisse, Barclays, securities tokens and crypto exchanges, and many others.

If you are looking to develop your career in a professional and well-run environment, yet which moves and grows rapidly, join our diverse and talented team to build the digital exchange of choice for institutional investors.

**About This Role:

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The Exchange Custody Operations Manager role will build strong and collaborative relationships with the rest of the internal business partners to manage, monitor and provide operations support to ensure smooth orders execution, prompt clearing and settlement of transactions for derivative products, digital asset security and crypto assets.

He / She is also expected to provide operational oversight and client servicing and account management support in attending to and resolving queries received from Institutional clients related to orders, trade execution, clearing, settlement and custody on the digital platform.

In addition, the role will support the Head of Operations to implement, execute and maintain smooth and efficient operations processes in line with established operational framework, standards and procedures.

**Responsibilities**:
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following list and may vary during your employment based on the needs of the business, as determined by the Head of Operations:
- Lead and manage the operations team to support the exchange listing, trading, clearing, settlement and post trade custody operations.
- Participate and contribute towards managing and delivering change projects for derivative products, digital asset security and crypto assets.
- Work with other AsiaNext departments and vendors to maintain a smooth and efficient running of the operations in AsiaNext Exchange platform through robust operation support to ensure smooth order execution, prompt clearing and settlement of transactions for derivatives products, digital asset security, and crypto.
- Support and implement operations procedures that comply with Market Control and Market Surveillance for derivative products, digital asset security and crypto assets.
- Train and develop operations team resources to support 24/7 operations with robust procedures and KPIs, strong resiliency and back up.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders in system testing to implement new, enhancement or fix releases for current or new products to support the Exchange’s offerings at planned timeframe.
- Develop, maintain and update the AsiaNext standard operating procedures to align with existing processes & procedures in place.
- Provide support to other AsiaNext department, including Commercial, Compliance, Risk, Product and Finance, when needed.

**Qualifications And Experience**:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in banking and finance.

Experience and Skill
- Minimum 6 to 10 years of experience in Operations in the banking / securities services / fintech / payments industry.
- Familiar with regulatory securities and payments services guidelines and procedures.
- Good leadership, communication, people and stakeholder management skills.
- Keen interest to work in a start-up environment with ample learning and development opportunities.

**Employment Benefits**:

- Competitive staff benefits - 21 days annual leave, life insurance, and medical insurance (includes dependents)
- Variable bonus and long-term incentive program

**How to Apply**:
AsiaNext is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ag