Structured Products Lead
We are looking for an experienced Equity Derivatives & Structured Products professional to join a growing front-office platform in Hong Kong. The role combines structuring, pricing, product advisory and client solutions, with responsibility for delivering both flow and bespoke investment solutions to sophisticated wealth management and institutional clients.
The successful candidate will have strong experience across equity derivatives and structured notes, with the ability to translate client investment views into appropriate payoff structures, optimise pricing and terms, and work closely with issuers and counterparties to execute transactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Structure and price a broad range of structured products, including FCNs, step-down FCNs, autocallables, accumulators and other bespoke equity-linked solutions.
- Develop solutions across equities, rates, FX and commodities, including FICC-linked structured investments.
- Advise clients on payoff selection, underlying/basket construction, tenor, autocall levels, barriers and other structural features.
- Provide market-driven advice around trade timing, volatility, underlying selection and relative pricing.
- Manage both high-volume flow business and more complex, bespoke structured transactions.
- Work closely with private banks, EAMs, family offices and other sophisticated investors to understand investment objectives and develop suitable solutions.
- Partner with issuing banks and counterparties to obtain competitive pricing and develop new structures.
- Identify opportunities to introduce new products and payoff variations based on market conditions and client demand.
- Work closely with trading, sales, operations and technology teams to ensure smooth execution and lifecycle management.
- Support improvements to pricing tools, product databases and automated quoting infrastructure.
- Apply a strong understanding of derivatives risk, including volatility, delta, gamma, vega and knock-in/knock-out barrier dynamics.
Candidate Profile
- Approximately 7-15 years' experience in equity derivatives, structured products, investment solutions or a closely related front-office role.
- Strong knowledge of FCNs, autocallables, accumulators and equity-linked notes, alongside an understanding of bespoke structured payoffs.
- Experience within a bank, securities house, structured-products platform, private bank or investment solutions business.
- Strong understanding of equity derivatives pricing and risk, particularly single-stock volatility and barrier products.
- Exposure to rates, FX or commodity-linked structures would be advantageous.
- Comfortable working directly with sophisticated clients and translating investment requirements into executable structures.
- Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, with Excel/VBA or Python experience beneficial.
- Existing exposure to Hong Kong and wider APAC markets highly desirable.
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