Investment Operations Specialist
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Mid
Shanghai, China
In Person
Finance & BankingAsset Management
About the job
Requirements
- At least 3 years of operations experience within asset management, a hedge fund, or prime brokerage, with direct exposure to onshore China market access, including QFII/RQFII, CIBM, or Bond Connect.
- Familiarity with China regulatory bodies, including PBOC, SAFE, and CSRC, and exchange documentation, including CFFEX and SHFE.
- Experience with broker or custodian account opening and onboarding processes.
- Strong understanding of China market documentation requirements, including chopping, notarization, and Powers of Attorney.
- Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin and English for translation and liaison duties.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end investor onboarding, including collecting and verifying KYC/AML documentation.
- Coordinate delivery of monthly or quarterly investor disclosures, including NAV distribution, statements, tax reporting, and bespoke performance analytics.
- Serve as the primary client contact for subscription and redemption cycles.
- Perform shadow accounting and validate Net Asset Value calculations provided by the Fund Administrator.
- Oversee trade capture, affirmations, and reconciliations across equities, fixed income, and derivatives.
- Review fund expense payments and management and performance fee calculations.
- Prepare, complete, and coordinate submission of QFII/RQFII registration documentation with custodians, PBOC, SAFE, and CSRC as required.
- Complete and maintain standard account opening documentation for CIBM Direct and Bond Connect, including online portal submissions.
- Complete standard industry and counterparty-specific forms, including derivatives and futures market access documentation for CFFEX and SHFE.
- Liaise with global and local custodians, settlement agents, and brokers to complete Powers of Attorney, account mandates, and settlement instructions.
- Arrange document execution, wet-ink signatures, certification, and notarization with relevant Legal representatives or fund directors.
- Support annual KYC refresh requirements.
- Liaise between Legal, Compliance, Trading, Fund Management, and external parties, including custodians, brokers, and regulators, on documentation matters.
- Support due diligence and documentation for new fund launches involving China market exposure.
- Coordinate trading agreements and undertaking letters between PB&T and execution brokers, including translation support.
- Complete and validate 20–30 Chinese account opening forms per broker, including Program Trading Reports, in liaison with Compliance, Sales, PM, and Legal.
- Submit chopped documents, coordinate onsite stamping, and support Rosa system setup with the New Business team.
- Open shareholder cards and establish custodian, equity, and futures account connectivity.
- Confirm cash transfer readiness once bank connectivity is live and secure final go-live sign-off across functions.
- Develop and maintain operational files with brokers and custody teams for reconciliation, trade, repo, NAV, and fee files, documenting setup logic per asset class.
- Coordinate internal teams for each file type and manage FTP setup, including ports, passwords, upload locations, and recipient whitelisting.
- Verify each broker's proxy voting capability, instruct brokers on voting, and build workflows with the Corporate Actions team.
- Manage receipt of official equity and futures statements, including recipient whitelisting and chopped documentation for new recipients.
- Monitor margin levels and coordinate cross-border cash transfers with Equity Finance.
- Handle cash management bookings, including reverse repo booking in Rosa.
- Ensure exchange fee rate changes are correctly instructed and reflected in the system.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with reconciliation, trade, repo, NAV, and fee file structures.
- Experience with FTP setup or administration.
About the company
Man Group manages investments for institutions, financial advisers and individual investors across public and private markets. Its Man AHL and Man Numeric businesses use computer models to select and trade investments, while other teams analyse companies and markets directly. Clients access strategies covering shares, credit and multiple asset classes through funds or tailored investment portfolios. The group earns management fees based on assets and performance fees when portfolios meet agreed return conditions, with systems supporting research, trading and risk oversight. The business traces its roots to a sugar brokerage founded in 1783 in the City of London.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1783
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Employees gain schedule flexibility: Man advertises hybrid arrangements and flexible hours.
- Graduates build broader skills: Man runs 18-to-24-month rotations with mentorship and professional qualification opportunities.
- Client demand grew through June 2026: Man attracted $7.1 billion in net inflows during the first half.
What critics are saying
- Employee bonuses fluctuate with business results: Man's variable compensation adjusts with revenue and profitability.
- Losses delay performance income: Man's alternative funds must recover prior losses before earning performance fees.
- Large allocators drive Man's business: institutions account for 72% of client assets.
What makes Man Group unique
- Academic research feeds investing: Man AHL has first negotiation rights to commercially exploitable Oxford-Man Institute research.
- Investment teams retain autonomy: Man pairs independent investment decisions with one shared operating platform.
- Man commercialises its research tools: ArcticDB licenses its Python database for production use.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Long-Service Leave
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Gym Membership