Arena Investors I Quaestor Advisors

Institutional asset manager for special situations

Trading Operations Associate

Finance & BankingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHong KongNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from a top university is required; a quantitative area is ideal, such as finance, economics, or accounting.
Three to five or more years of direct experience at a securities or buy-side investment firm.
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills; Visual Basic for Applications experience is a plus.
Experience with risk, settlements, or trading assistant functions.
Experience interacting with prime brokers, custodians, and over-the-counter counterparties.
Experience implementing strategic, scalable solutions to foster front-office business growth.
Experience working with large data sets and understanding data hierarchy.
High personal integrity and ethical standards.
Ability to communicate at a high level.
Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Organize and lead initial investment discussions and ensure the firm's internal investment pipeline and order management system maintain complete, real-time accuracy.
Support the APAC investment team with operational aspects of corporate securities transactions, including private convertible bonds and bespoke direct lending transactions.
Apply a control-first approach to trade management, including trade capture, post-trade reconciliation and controls, asset servicing, and collateral and liquidity management.
Provide coverage to all trading desks across APAC time zones as the first hire on the APAC Operations team.
Serve as an APAC resource for the business, asset management, legal counsel, senior leadership, and other internal stakeholders.
Coordinate with global custodians, dealers, and prime brokers to launch new accounts, implement error-minimizing controls, and improve daily processing workflows.
Support the addition of global custodians, trading counterparts, deal sources, financing lines, and joint venture relationships.
Set up new accounts and entities with the firm's fund administrator.
Monitor, record, and reconcile cash inflows and outflows from new and existing investments.
Assist with internal data integrity analysis.
Promote and sponsor ad hoc projects as needed.

Desired Qualifications

Visual Basic for Applications experience is a plus.
A quantitative degree area, such as finance, economics, or accounting, is ideal.

Trading Operations Associate

CCaventus Asset Management · Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-04-08

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Operations

Description

A leading alternative investment manager is looking to expand the global Operations Team through the addition of a Associate of Trading Operations to provide unparalleled support to the firm’s Corporate Securities business lines. In this role, this individual will oversee all aspects of the life cycle of tradeable securities across APAC markets. The individual will also work closely with all departments of the firm. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, resourceful, and have excellent communication skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Organize and lead initial investment discussions and ensure the firm’s internal investment pipeline and order management system (OMS) maintain complete, real-time accuracy
Support APAC investment team in the operational aspect of all corporate securities transactions including private convertible bonds and other bespoke direct lending transactions.
Bring a control first mindset to trade management; have an exceptional knowledge of trade capture, post trade reconciliation and controls, asset servicing, and collateral & liquidity management
Work as the first hire on the APAC Operations team to provide high quality coverage to all trading desks, across APAC time zones
Serve as a “go to” resource in APAC for the business, asset management, legal counsel, senior leadership, and other internal stakeholders
Coordinate with the firm’s global custodians, dealers, and prime brokers to launch new accounts, implement controls to minimize errors, and improve daily processing workflows
Support the addition of new global custodians, trading counterparts, deal sources, financing lines, and joint venture relationships
Set up new accounts and entities with the firm’s fund administrator
Work closely with the team to monitor, record and reconcile cash inflows and outflows from new and existing investments
Assist with internal data integrity analysis
Promote and sponsor ad hoc projects as needed

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a top university, ideally in a quantitative area (e.g., finance, economics, accounting)
3-5 years+ of direct experience at a securities or buy side investment firm
Excellent Microsoft Excel (VBA a plus) skills
Experience with risk, settlements, or trading assistant functions
Experience interacting with Prime Brokers, Custodians, and OTC Counterparties
Experience implementing strategic, scalable solutions to foster Front Office business growth
Experience working with large data sets; an understanding of data hierarchy
The highest level of personal integrity and ethical standards
A positive attitude, strong work ethic and a desire to work collaboratively across the organization
Ability to communicate at a high level
Strong attention to detail

Benefits

Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

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About the Company

Arena Investors I Quaestor Advisors

Institutional asset manager for special situations

Arena Investors Quaestor Advisors (Arena Investors) is an institutional asset manager that provides flexible capital solutions in special situations. It sources and structures investments customized to clients’ needs, often going beyond what traditional banks can offer. The firm works with a wide range of asset classes and industries, and its approach focuses on delivering capital quickly and effectively even when deals are complex or non-traditional. The main way its products work is by deploying capital through transactions that require creative structuring and timing to fit unique situations, rather than standard bank loans. Arena differentiates itself through its global footprint, depth of experience, comfort with complexity, and ability to move fast under tight time constraints, enabling deals that others may not address. The company’s goal is to help clients access capital in challenging or illiquid situations by offering flexible, tailored investment solutions worldwide.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: $477.6M
Headquarters: Cleveland, OH
Founded: 2015

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