What You'll Own

Equity Financing & Structured Transactions

Manage equity financing economics with prime brokers — stock loan, locate costs, rebate rates, swap financing terms
Structure and execute single stock box trades and other financing transactions to optimize balance sheet and funding cost
Evaluate and price financing arrangements across counterparties
Advise portfolio managers on financing implications of position changes and portfolio construction choices

Broker & Counterparty Relationships

Own the full commercial relationship with prime brokers, FCMs, clearing banks, and custodians — from onboarding through ongoing management
Negotiate rates, terms, service tiers, and capacity commitments
Monitor counterparty credit exposure and drive diversification where appropriate
Serve as the firm's primary interface to the sell-side on all capital and financing matters

Margin & Collateral

Optimize initial and variation margin across CCPs, FCMs, and prime brokers
Manage collateral composition to minimize funding cost while meeting eligibility and liquidity requirements
Monitor intraday margin obligations and ensure liquidity is positioned to meet them without friction

Cash & Liquidity Management

Daily cash positioning across prime brokers, clearing accounts, and operating entities
Sweep excess cash into MMFs, T-bills, or reverse repo
Forecast liquidity needs across trading activity and corporate flows

Cross-Entity & FX

Manage inter-entity funding and capital movement across the global legal entity structure
Hedge FX exposure arising from multi-currency PnL and balance sheet positions

Building the Function

Who You Are

10–15 years of Treasury, portfolio financing, or prime brokerage experience at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, quantitative hedge fund, or investment bank prime services desk
Deep hands-on knowledge of equity financing (stock loan, PB margin, portfolio margin, swap economics) and futures margin mechanics (SPAN, VaR-based margin, cross-margin programs)
Strong commercial instincts — you have negotiated with PBs and FCMs and know where the edge is in rate structures, margin frameworks, and financing terms
Equally comfortable with strategic thinking and hands-on daily execution
Builder mindset — energized by setting up a function rather than running an established machine
Fluent English and Mandarin required

Ideal Background

Buy-side Treasury at a systematic hedge fund or prop trading firm
Prior experience standing up or significantly expanding Treasury at a growing trading firm

Treasury Manager