About the job Chief Operating Officer, Alternative Asset Manager, RO 1,4,9
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About Your Company
Our client is the alternative solutions / funds platform of a long-established Hong Kong listed financial
group. The business is SFC-licensed (Type 1, 4 and 9) and provides tailored investment solutions for
institutions, family offices and UHNW investors, alongside GP-facing solutions across private equity,
private credit, hedge funds and special situations. As third-party capital scales, the firm is institutionalising
its operating platform, client servicing standards and technology stack under listed-company governance.
This is a confidential search. The hiring company is not named in this advert.
About your role
Chief Operating Officer — Hong Kong · Full-time
You will be a core member of the leadership team and a strategic partner to the CEO, owning the
operating platform behind the client franchise — Client Onboarding, Client Services, and Business
Management & Support. The mandate is to deliver an institutional-grade client experience as the platform
grows third-party capital across family office, institutional and intermediary channels, while tightening
governance, controls, data and automation.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Partnering with the CEO to turn the business plan into operating priorities, budgets, KPIs and
scorecards; tracking delivery and reporting to senior management.
Owning management information and business reporting (AUM, revenue, new sales, pipeline and cost)
for decision-making and Board / committee papers.
Leading the operating model across product segments (deal syndication / co-investments, managed
funds and external fund services), including feeder and private-access structures.
Governing pricing policy, service agreements and commercial terms with clients, GPs and strategic
partners (with Legal & Compliance and Finance).
Sitting on the New Product Committee and supporting new product and strategic partnership launches
end to end.
Leading Client Onboarding and Client Services for a seamless, high-touch experience across family
office, institutional and intermediary clients.
Owning end-to-end client and product onboarding (KYC/AML/CDD, suitability, account opening, referral
/ IAA / IMA documentation) through closing and funding with GPs.
Overseeing client reporting, the client portal, capital call / distribution communications, RFPs / DDQs,
and client queries / complaints; setting service standards and turnaround metrics.
Digitising onboarding and compliance workflows with Legal & Compliance and Operations; ensuring
readiness for regulatory change.
Leading Business Management & Support for Client Solutions (sales) and Strategic Partnerships;
owning CRM governance, pipeline tracking and data quality.
Coordinating the syndication process from origination through NDA, marketing, onboarding and funding
across investment and control functions.
Overseeing key external service providers (fund administrators, custodians, banks and platform
vendors), including due diligence and performance management.
Supporting SFC and other regulatory inspections, audits and policy reviews; ensuring business
continuity arrangements.
Serving as a Responsible Officer and taking on Manager-in-Charge (MIC) responsibilities as
determined by the Board.
Driving operational excellence with data, technology and AI to automate processes and scale without
compromising quality; owning the roadmap for CRM, client portal and reporting tools.
Leading, coaching and developing the onboarding, client services and business management teams;
fostering a collaborative, high-trust culture across the platform and group functions.
What you will need to succeed
15+ years in asset management, alternatives, private banking or wealth management, including senior
leadership as COO, Head of Operations or Head of Business Management in an SFC-licensed firm.
Proven track record building or scaling a front-to-back operating platform, ideally in a growing or
entrepreneurial business.
Strong working knowledge of alternative investment structures (e.g. Cayman / HK funds and OFCs,
feeders, SPVs, co-investments, discretionary and advisory accounts).
Deep understanding of client onboarding, KYC/AML and the Hong Kong regulatory framework (SFO,
SFC Code of Conduct, FMCC and AML/CFT guidelines).
Experience managing SFC inspections, audits and service-provider relationships; MIC experience
highly desirable.
Experience supporting a client-facing franchise serving family offices, institutions and/or intermediaries.
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting or a related field; MBA or professional qualification
(e.g. CFA, CPA/ACCA) an advantage.
Licensed, or eligible to be approved, as an SFC Responsible Officer for Type 1, 4 and 9 regulated
activities.
Fluency in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).
Hands-on, pragmatic and delivery-focused; commercially minded; high integrity and sound judgement.
How to Apply
Interested parties, please send your CV directly to y@kingdeux.com or apply directly.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.