AVP/VP - Corporate Action

We are partnering with a well-established financial institution seeking an experienced Corporate Actions professional to join its Securities Operations team. This role offers broad exposure across Hong Kong, China Connect, US, and global markets, covering a wide range of products and corporate action events. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence, maintaining robust controls, supporting business transformation initiatives, and delivering exceptional client service.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of mandatory and voluntary corporate action events across Hong Kong, Stock Connect, US, and global markets.
• Process and oversee events including cash and stock dividends, bonus issues, rights issues, tender offers, share splits/reverse splits, spin-offs, conversions, redemptions, takeovers, mergers & acquisitions, IPOs/placings, and proxy voting.
• Prepare and distribute corporate action notifications, election forms, entitlement reports, and communications to clients, brokers, custodians, counterparties, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure all corporate action events are processed accurately and within established service standards and market deadlines.
• Handle client enquiries, elections, instructions, and escalations while maintaining strong operational controls and risk management standards.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in accordance with regulatory, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Support products including listed equities, fixed income securities, structured products, and equity derivatives.
• Coordinate closely with settlement, trade support, custody, cash management, and middle-office teams to ensure seamless post-trade processing.
• Prepare and maintain operational procedures, policies, and control documentation, ensuring ongoing accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency, service quality, risk mitigation, and client experience.
• Participate in platform transformation initiatives, system enhancements, UAT testing, and migration projects.
• Support US income reconciliation and annual tax reporting requirements where applicable.
• More experienced candidate will be considered as Team Lead; Mentor and develop junior team members whilst ensuring the efficient running of daily operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 6-8 years of Corporate Actions experience gained within banking, brokerage, custody, asset servicing, wealth management, or securities operations environments.
• Solid knowledge of both mandatory and voluntary corporate action events.
• Strong understanding of HKEX, CCASS, Stock Connect, and global securities markets.
• Exposure to US market corporate actions and US tax reporting would be an advantage.
• Experience in settlement, custody operations, or middle-office functions is highly desirable.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in process improvement, UAT testing, system implementation, or business transformation projects is preferred.
• More experienced candidate will be considered as Team Lead; Leadership or supervisory experience would be advantageous.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).