Counterparty Risk- Associate

Green Lake Executive Search Co. Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Lake Executive Search Co. Limited is seeking an Associate in Counterparty Risk to support the delivery of risk management solutions for overseas initiatives, including cross-border TRS and synthetic prime brokerage activities.

You will coordinate with management, business units and control functions, review ISDA/GMRA/GMSLA terms during due diligence, help develop front-office risk policies, and monitor counterparty exposure with data in risk systems.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics or related quantitative field.
• Basic understanding of OTC derivatives and counterparty exposure.
• Familiarity with Basel framework; CVA/CCR concepts a plus.
• Strong communication in Mandarin and English.

Responsibilities

• Support risk solutions delivery for overseas initiatives.
• Review ISDA/GMRA/GMSLA terms during due diligence.
• Develop policies for OTC derivatives front office support.
• Maintain counterparty exposure limits and risk data.
• Produce daily risk reports and ad-hoc analyses.

Skills

Counterparty risk

Risk analytics

Python basics

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Economics

Tools

SQL

Risk management systems

Job description

About the role

Counterparty Risk - Associate role supporting the delivery of counterparty risk management solutions for overseas initiatives, including cross-border TRS and synthetic prime brokerage activities.

Key responsibilities

Support the delivery of counterparty risk management solutions for overseas initiatives, including cross-border TRS and synthetic prime brokerage activities; coordinate with relevant business and control functions to ensure smooth information flow.

Assist in reviewing counterparty risk-related terms in ISDA/GMRA/GMSLA and related documentation during due diligence processes.

Help develop and maintain OTC derivatives business policies and procedures, as well as supporting processes/systems for the front office (FO).

Support the establishment and monitoring of counterparty exposure limits; help maintain risk data in the risk management system and contribute to daily risk reporting.

Perform ad-hoc risk and business analyses (e.g., exposure, limit usage, scenario checks) to support management decision-making.

About you

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline; FRM is a plus.

Basic understanding of OTC derivatives, including familiarity with concepts such as counterparty credit exposure and/or netting/collateral.

Basic familiarity with the Basel framework; knowledge related to CVA/CCR capital treatment and modelling concepts is a plus.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders (management, business units, and control functions).

Programming and data skills are a plus, especially Python (basic scripting for data processing/analysis) and Vibe Coding.

Strong communication skills in Mandarin and English, both written and verbal.