Assistant Vice President, Post Trade Business Implementation & Analytics

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is seeking a high-calibre Business Analyst to join the Post Trade Business Implementation & Analytics Team within the Operations Division. The role focuses on implementing and enhancing risk management platforms, including VaR initiatives, collaborating with business stakeholders, IT development teams, risk teams and vendors to deliver effective system solutions.

The successful candidate will contribute to the evolution of HKEX's risk infrastructure,

Qualifications

• University degree in Risk Management, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst in financial market infrastructure or risk management environments.
• Experience delivering large-scale system implementation projects involving risk management, VaR, margining, or post-trade systems.
• Solid understanding of market risk concepts including Value-at-Risk (VaR) and risk methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities for risk management and VaR platform implementation projects.
• Engage with business users, risk management teams, operations, and stakeholders to document high quality requirements and process flows.
• Collaborate with IT, risk teams and vendors to review designs and ensure traceability of requirements.
• Facilitate workshops to align business objectives with technology solutions.
• Support impact assessments, gap analyses, and feasibility studies for new risk methodologies and regulatory changes.
• Manage requirements, scope, dependencies, risks, and change requests with project teams.
• Develop and execute UAT strategies and test scenarios.
• Support project delivery from initiation through implementation, ensuring milestones are met.

Skills

Business analysis

Risk management

VaR

SDLC

Agile

SQL

Python

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Company Introduction

We’re home to Asia's most dynamic and vibrant capital markets. Connecting capital, ideas, inspiration and innovation for deeper, more diverse and liquid global capital markets; providing greater choice and opportunity for our customers, each and every day. HKEX is a purpose-driven company. Our commitment to the long-term development of our business and our markets is articulated in our purpose: "To Connect, Promote and Progress our Markets and the Communities they support for the prosperity of all."

Job Summary

We are seeking a high-calibre Business Analyst to join the Post Trade Business Implementation & Analytics Team under HKEX's Operations Division. The successful candidate will play a key role in the implementation and enhancement of HKEX's risk management platforms, including Value-at-Risk (VaR) initiatives and other strategic post-trade transformation programmes. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, quantitative risk teams, IT development teams, and external vendors to translate business needs into effective system solutions. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of HKEX's risk infrastructure and support critical market risk management functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities for risk management and VaR platform implementation projects.
• Engage with business users, risk management teams, operations teams, and other stakeholders to understand, analyze, and document high quality business requirements, prepare process flows and other project deliverables.
• Collaborate with IT teams, quantitative risk teams and third-party vendors to evaluate solution options, review solution designs, functional specifications, and technical documentation to ensure requirements are accurately captured and traceable throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate workshops and requirement discussions to ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.
• Support impact assessments, gap analyses, and feasibility studies for new risk methodologies, regulatory changes, and platform enhancements.
• Work closely with project managers and development teams to manage requirements, scope, dependencies, risks, and change requests.
• Develop and execute UAT strategies and test scenarios.
• Support project delivery from initiation through implementation, ensuring milestones are delivered on schedule and meet business expectations.

Key Requirements

• University degree in Risk Management, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within financial market infrastructure, exchanges, clearing houses, banks, or risk management environments.
• Experience delivering large-scale system implementation projects involving risk management, margining, VaR, pricing, or post-trade systems.
• Solid understanding of market risk concepts, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), margin methodologies, stress testing, or derivatives products.
• Knowledge of clearing and post-trade operations is an advantage.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, business process modelling, functional analysis, and solution design.
• Proven ability to work effectively with both business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver technology solutions.
• Familiarity with SDLC, Agile delivery methodologies, and project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with SQL, Python, data analysis tools, or reporting solutions is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple initiatives concurrently.
• Experience in exchange, clearing, risk management, or regulatory environments will be highly regarded.

HKEX is committed as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values and we look to support, respect diverse perspectives, abilities, culture and experiences within our workplace.

Location: HKEX - Exchange Square Shift: Standard - 40 Hours (Hong Kong SAR) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Permanent HKEX is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all. Discover the latest career opportunities and programmes at HKEX.