ETF Capital Markets Specialist

Key responsibilities

Are you interested in the growing area of passive investments? Do you enjoy working in a high performing, diverse and international team? Do you have a flair for numbers and presenting to stakeholders and clients?

If so, we are looking for an ETF Capital Markets Specialist in the APAC region to:

• assist clients with ETF trading and provide education about industry practices to achieve best execution.
• provide clients and prospects, internal and external client facing salespeople and/or intermediaries with ongoing education, updates, and facts about our investment products.
• act as the primary contact for broker dealers, market makers, stock exchanges and teams internally for all aspect of primary trading of UBS ETFs.
• maintain relationships with Market Makers, Authorised Participants and ETF Sales/Trading Desks.
• act as a conduit between the Portfolio Management team and the Authorised Participants to ensure a smooth create-redeem process.
• aid on strategic project initiatives, which will redefine the Primary Market operating model.
• conduct quantitative data analysis to facilitate business decision making and workflow improvements, using analytical tools and languages (e.g., SQL, Python, VBA).
• improve risk management and product integrity through automation.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.

The team

You will be working in the ETF Capital Markets team and be based in either Hong Kong or Singapore. We are a dedicated team of Subject Matter Experts with an open corporate culture that values individual contributions and encourages proactive input and feedback. UBS ETFs is one the fastest growing scale ETF Issuers in the UCITS space with ambitious plans for the APAC region.

The ETF Capital Markets team has two main functions.
First, we support our Sales colleagues and Clients on how, when and with whom to trade ETFs. Trading of the ETF wrapper can be a complex topic and it is our responsibility to ensure our clients have a positive experience in trading UBS ETFs as clients do not trade with the Fund Sponsor in the primary market but rather in the secondary market either on the Stock Exchange, on Multi-Lateral Trading Facilities (Bloomberg RFQE or Tradeweb) or OTC via the Systematic Internaliser regime. With ETFs clients are in control of when they trade, whether they trade on risk or versus NAV and which brokers they select as part of their dealing process so our role as a neutral advisor is critical. ETFs benefit from certainty of execution so clients should never be surprised in the trading process.

Second, we work closely with our colleagues in Portfolio Management to improve the architecture of our ETFs so our clients can enjoy the tightest possible secondary market bid ask spreads for our products. The team engages in multiple projects within the Investment organisation to improve our NAV spreads. We are responsible for managing the strategic relationship with our Authorised Participant partners, Exchanges, Multi-Lateral Trading Facilities and ensuring an efficient primary market ecosystem.
Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your skills and experience

• ideally 7+ years’ experience in asset management or related passive investments field.
• master’s degree or equivalent, with a focus on mathematics, economics or finance.
• a gift for using numerical analysis, statistics and financial mathematics to solve practical problems.
• proven ability to communicate complex concepts in a simple and effective manner, both in written and oral form (to internal / external audiences).
• strong communicator with a collaborative personality.
• a structured work style, confidently working autonomously, diligent and detail oriented.
• experience with high-level programming language and software know-how (e.g. R, Matlab, Python, etc.).
• strong command of Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg experience an advantage. Fluent in English, additional language skills in Mandarin & Cantonese would be advantageous.

About us

UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.