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16/01/2015
Business Group Executive Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX)
Location: Sydney Head Office
Experience: Australian capital markets with either Hong Kong, Singapore or China exposure
Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX) is a securities exchange in Australia with a market licence granted by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). APX provides opportunities for growth oriented companies to raise the capital they need for expansion from a diversified range of domestic and international investors, especially from the Asia-Pacific region. APX offers Chinese market participants an alternative listing venue to the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China.
APX operates its official list of securities as a Main Board, but it has the flexibility that a Second Board provides as well. As a securities exchange, APX provides ‘listing’ facilities to companies and securities issuers as well as 'trading' facilities for stock brokers, traders and investors to buy and sell shares/securities. The securities that can be traded on APX include: shares issued by companies, units issued by trusts and other pooled investment products as well as fixed interest instruments, such as bonds.
The new APX Business Group Executive will establish and execute plans to achieve the strategic objectives of APX including competitiveness, operating efficiency, diversification and growth. The APX Group Executive will provide insight and direction to increase the liquidity and depth of APX’s capital market.
Key Deliverables
Management
- Providing leadership, direction, professional development and performance management to APX staff to ensure they are actively working towards the delivery of the strategic objectives
- Lead and manage the business of APX targeting long-term financial stability
- Actively managing and monitoring revenues including seeking new, increasing and diversifying revenue streams and managing costs to improve financial sustainability
- Establish & manage Business Development team and Relationship Management team targets and budgets
Marketing and Public Relations
- Developing and implementing targeted marketing strategies
- Identify new services and business opportunities
- Establish & maintain relationship management team targets and budgets
- Drive and support relationship management team
- Present at industry forums
- Responsible for media presence to represent APX
Product development
- Drive service and product development including but not limited to the areas of listees, sponsors and market participants
- Pricing and roll-out of products and services
- Support securities market liquidity building initiatives
- Develop mix of services and process efficiencies
Sales and Promotion
- Drive sales and promotion of services and products
- Monitor customer needs, feedback and satisfaction levels
- Map and pitch customer business interest to service offering
- Interact with listed companies, brokers, sponsors and data customers to achieve all of the above
Desired Skills and Experience
- Strong understanding of global financial markets and the direction and opportunities for Australia and Asia’s (especially China and Hong Kong) financial systems and capital markets
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a team
- Strong engagement and negotiation skills and a track record of leading successful business change
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with C-level executives
- Customer service orientation and management
- Strong analytics and quantitative skills
- Pro-active, independent and self-motivated
- Detail oriented with strategic thinking capabilities
- Strong people skills with the ability to communicate and motivate
- Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and manage multiple projects, shifting priorities and deadline pressures with demonstration of problem-solving leadership
- Media skills
If you possess the drive and passion to succeed, underpinned by a desire to learn and further your career we would welcome the opportunity for you to send your resume to hr@apx.com.au
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