Credit Risk Manager/ Senior Manager, Margin Financing

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking a Credit Risk Manager/Senior Manager for its margin financing portfolio. Reporting to the CRO, you will own the credit risk framework, policy, and daily monitoring to ensure risk remains within appetite.

You will partner with Technology and Operations to develop risk systems, manage collateral and exposure, and deliver timely risk insights to senior management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in credit risk management.
• Hands-on experience with margin financing and brokerage risk.
• Strong knowledge of collateral, margining, and exposure measurement.
• Experience with risk governance and hierarchy of controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the credit risk policy and governance for margin financing.
• Oversee risk system development with IT for data requirements and reporting.
• Produce daily credit risk monitoring reports and track limit utilisation.
• Investigate limit breaches and ensure timely escalation and remediation actions.
• Establish controls and procedures to support ongoing risk monitoring.

Skills

Credit risk management

Margin financing

Collateral management

Exposure measurement

Risk governance

Job description

Credit Risk Manager/ Senior Manager, Margin Financing

My client is a reputable brokerage securities with strong brand name in Asia. Reporting to the CRO, the Credit Risk Manager/ Senior Manager will own the credit risk framework and monitoring for the firm's margin financing business. The role is responsible for setting policy and limits, overseeing exposure/collateral governance, partnering with Technology/Operations for risk system development, and delivering daily monitoring and reporting to ensure risks are controlled within appetite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the credit risk policy, risk framework, and governance for brokerage and margin financing activities
• Drive risk system development with IT team. (data requirements, limit calculation logic, reporting outputs, automation)
• Produce daily credit risk reports and perform ongoing monitoring of limit utilisation, exceptions, and risk indicators
• Manage and investigate limit breaches / credit exceptions, and ensure timely escalation and remediation actions
• Establish key controls and operational procedures to support risk monitoring and enforcement in day-to-day operations
• Support periodic risk reviews, framework enhancements, and internal control/audit readiness

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in credit risk management
• Credit risk / counterparty risk / brokerage risk experience with hands‑on involvement in margin financing and/or securities trading environments.
• Background in Options & Futures, or US stock market is a strong advantage (options/swaps/derivatives).
• Solid understanding of collateral, margining, exposure measurement, and credit risk governance.
• Ability to lead design and implementation of risk frameworks, including limit methodologies and monitoring.