Corporate Development Manager, China
Imc•4h ago
Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Sydney, AustraliaOnsiteFull-timeManager Level5+ yrs exp
- IMC is deepening its presence in Chinese financial markets — broadening broker relationships, expanding market access
- building the operational infrastructure that underpins our trading business in the region. We are looking for a Corporate Development Manager (CDM), based in Sydney or Hong Kong, to act as IMC’s single point of contact for day-to-day interactions with Chinese exchanges, brokers, technology providers and other partners, with a specific focus on Technology.
- Working in close collaboration with senior management and the overall broker relationship owner, you will represent IMC externally, collect and triage requirements from IMC's technical, operational and legal teams
- channel them into clear, well-managed conversations with external partners. In doing so, you help secure the reliable market access and infrastructure that underpin IMC's edge in China.
- This is a highly cross-functional role, sitting at the intersection of trading, technology, legal, risk, compliance and other operations team.
- Your Core Responsibilities:
- Act as IMC’s single point of contact for day-to-day interactions with Chinese exchanges, brokers, technology providers such as data centers and telecommunication firms
- other vendors, ensuring every incoming and outgoing request is managed and followed up
- Collect and triage requirements from internal technical (development, network, infra), legal, compliance and other Ops teams, translating them into clear asks for external partners
- Represent IMC externally on these topics and drive each through to closure. Examples include market data line orders and processes, rack space negotiations with data centers and telcos
- exchange and vendor documentation
- Build and maintain trusted working relationships with counterparts across Chinese exchanges, brokers, technology providers and other partners
- Proactively identify opportunities for IMC to improve IMC’s infrastructure and network setup, in close collaboration with our trading, infrastructure, networking and development teams
- Your Skills and Experience:
- Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin is a must
- 5+ years of experience in one of the following: an international or local financial institution (e.g. bank, (prime) broker or exchange) with significant exposure to trading technology
- corporate development within a proprietary trading firm with significant exposure to technology
- or a technology provider to trading firms with a solid understanding of physical infrastructure
- Strong understanding of technology and physical infrastructure used by global trading firms
- Prior working experience related to Chinese financial markets is highly preferred
- Based in Sydney or Hong Kong; if Hong Kong, willingness to travel to Sydney regularly, including for onboarding
- Comfortable representing the firm externally and building trusted relationships with counterparts at exchanges, brokers and vendors at all levels
- Strong sense of ownership — able to track multiple workstreams to closure and know when to escalate
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly and engage effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
- Self-motivated and commercially minded, comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, while always maintaining the highest standards of compliance and integrity
- About Us
- IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific
- India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders
- business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture
- our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies
- from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.