--- title: 'Middle Office Business Analyst at Presto' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/middle-office-business-analyst-presto-singapore-806q05a9qp9r' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Middle Office Business Analyst at Presto - **Company:** Presto - **Location:** Singapore - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-04-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/prestolabs/33524e1a-92e4-46b9-97e2-c71a5aa155c1 ## Job description ## About Presto Founded in 2014, Presto is an algorithmic trading and financial services firm with a global presence. Presto focuses on delivering exceptional value for clients through a rigorous research-driven approach to investment and trade execution. ## About Middle Office The Middle Office is a core pillar of our business, handling risk management, performance evaluation, compliance, business development and fund operations. While our foundation is quantitative and automated, we are now expanding our capabilities to proactively drive business growth and optimize our global trading footprint. ## About Role We are seeking a proactive junior professional to join our Middle Office team to support counterparty onboarding with banks, brokers, exchanges, and other financial service providers across the diverse markets in which Presto Group operates. In this role, the candidate will primarily focus on the end-to-end corporate onboarding and periodic KYB process for Presto Group of entities, while supporting the Senior Business Development Manager in market expansion initiatives. This position is ideal for a junior candidate who has a genuine interest in financial markets, is highly detail-oriented, and is eager to build knowledge in buy-side trading operations. ## Responsibilities - New onboarding and periodic KYB: Support new onboarding and periodic KYB processes by tracking requirements, coordinating document collection, preparing submission packs, and following up on outstanding items to ensure timely completion - Counterparty Onboarding Coordination: Liaise with banks, brokers, exchanges, and other external counterparties on onboarding requirements, account opening documentation, KYB queries, account setup, and account maintenance matters - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams to gather required information, monitor action items, and follow up with stakeholders until completion Required - 1 to 2 years of experience in onboarding, KYB, KYC, legal/compliance support or corporate administration, gained from financial institutions (e.g. banks, brokers, proprietary trading firms) or professional firms (e.g. CPAs, law firms, corporate service providers) - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple requests, deadlines, and follow-up in a structured and timely manner - Meticulous, detail-oriented, with a high standard of accuracy in documentation preparation - Proactive, reliable, and disciplined in meeting deadlines under time-sensitive conditions while maintaining work quality - Clear written and verbal communication skills to coordinate effectively with internal and external stakeholders professionally - Growth mindset, willingness to learn, take ownership of assigned tasks, and adapt to changing onboarding requirements across different markets and counterparties ## Preferred - Hands-on experience with large language model (LLM) platforms is a plus - Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, trackers, and presentation materials Note The job description provided is a general outline of the role and responsibilities. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may be subject to change based on the needs of the company. To see how Presto excels in Quant trading? Click here to explore our YouTube channel! ## About Presto ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Presto is a quantitative trading firm that builds automated trading systems fueled by data-driven analysis to provide liquidity, market making, and execution services across digital asset and traditional finance markets. - **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding rounds) - **Headquarters**: Singapore (primary office at 79 Robinson Road) and Dubai, UAE (multiple offices); operations also in Seoul, South Korea and Shanghai, China. - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Jaewon An and Yongwoon Cho ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Capital Markets / Algorithmic Trading - **Target customers**: B2B – blockchain projects, cryptocurrency exchanges, institutional investors, and other financial market participants. - **Mission statement**: "Combine engineering, mathematics, and science to navigate both digital asset and traditional finance markets with precision." ## Products & Services - **High-Frequency Trading (HFT)**: Ultra-low-latency automated trading that receives market data and sends orders in microseconds, leveraging proprietary hardware and algorithms. - **Market Making**: Provides liquidity to exchanges by quoting bid-ask spreads, contributing to market stability. - **Portfolio Management**: Long-term, data-driven portfolio strategies built on robust statistical research and reliable data storage. - **OTC Execution**: Over-the-counter trading services for large block orders, offering liquidity and execution for blockchain projects. - **Proprietary Trading Platform**: In-house built low-latency trading platform that is continuously optimized for speed, reliability, and scalability. - **Risk Management System**: Real-time monitoring and enforcement of risk parameters on all orders. - **Ultra-Realistic Simulation**: In-house market simulators used to research and validate predictive models before live trading. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at USD 5.3 million (source: LinkedIn). Total funding not disclosed. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors publicly listed; cooperates with multiple exchanges worldwide for liquidity provision. - **Growth Signals**: - Executes over 100 million trades daily. - Headcount of approximately 70–90 employees (conflicting reports: LinkedIn shows 70 with -100% YoY growth; another LinkedIn profile shows 89 with -7.3% YoY). The negative growth may reflect restructuring or data discrepancies. - Active job postings (1 as of latest data), but down 66.7% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - **Proprietary low-latency trading platform** built entirely in-house, giving full control over performance and customization. - **Ultra-realistic market simulators** that allow rigorous backtesting and model validation before deployment. - **Data-centric approach**: Every trade is preceded by strict data sanitization and cross-validation, removing human bias. - **Integrated risk management** that monitors trades in real time, ensuring all orders stay within agreed risk parameters. - **Multidisciplinary team** combining engineering, mathematics, and science to tackle complex financial problems. ## Strategic Focus - Continuously improving the speed, reliability, and scalability of the proprietary trading platform. - Expanding into new markets and asset classes (both digital and traditional). - Strengthening relationships with exchanges to enhance liquidity provision. - Attracting top engineering and research talent to maintain a competitive edge in algorithmic trading. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Agile, fast-paced environment where bold ideas are quickly implemented. Collaboration with world-class engineers and researchers is central. - **Work Model**: On-site roles in Singapore, South Korea, and Dubai. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated. - **Employee Ratings**: 4.4/5 on LinkedIn (20 reviews) – Compensation rated 4.6, Culture 4.1, Career 4.4, Work-Life 4.3. - **Notable Perks**: Not detailed, but the firm emphasizes intellectual challenge, rapid iteration, and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge trading systems. - **Engineering Focus**: Engineers work on low-latency systems, data pipelines, simulation, and risk management – a strong fit for those passionate about performance and quantitative finance. ## Sources 1. [prestolabs.io](https://www.prestolabs.io/) 2. [linkedin.com/company/presto-official](https://linkedin.com/company/presto-official) 3. [linkedin.com/company/prestolabs](https://linkedin.com/company/prestolabs) 4. [builtinsingapore.com](https://builtinsingapore.com/company/presto-labs-prestolabsio) 5. 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