Credit Trader (Research & Trading)

Green Lake Executive Search; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Lake Executive Search in Hong Kong is seeking a Credit Trader (Research & Trading) to join the Asset Management Department. The role combines credit research, strategy judgment and trade execution across cash bonds and related instruments on a hands-on basis.

The ideal candidate has about 5 years of offshore macro and credit investment experience, strong analytical skills, and proven proficiency with Bloomberg AIM and PORT, Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering or related disciplines with strong academic background.
• 5 years offshore macro and credit investment/research experience; able to form macro and single-name views.
• Experience in non-China USD credit; understanding of credit rating methodologies and credit analysis frameworks.
• Experience covering global IG/HY across regions and sectors; GC/DM, financial institutions, and MBS/Rates preferred.
• Must have credit trade execution and booking capabilities; familiarity with cash bonds and repo; convertible bonds/futures a plus.
• Proficiency in Bloomberg AIM and PORT; strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Hands-on buy-side background; able to independently assume research and trading responsibilities.
• Able to support limited onshore equity work; deep equity research is not required.

Responsibilities

• Credit trading: daily trade execution and booking across accounts; cash bonds and repo; convertibles/futures on request.
• Credit research/strategy: cover global IG/HY USD credits; focus on Greater China/DM; assess subordinated debt and cross-currency spreads.
• Ad-hoc work: roadshows, client materials, model portfolio construction/backtesting, attribution analysis.
• Support limited onshore equity-related matters while bond business remains the primary focus.

Skills

Credit trading

Credit research

Credit strategy

Macro analysis

Single-name credit views

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/engineering

Tools

Bloomberg AIM

PORT

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position: Credit Trader (Research & Trading)

Department: Asset Management Department

Location: Hong Kong

Role Background

Asset Management Department of a Leading Chinese securities firm. This is a core hands-on member on the bond side, required to independently handle credit research, strategy judgment and trade execution, and able to take ownership of the role independently. The candidate should come from reputable buy-side institutions such as asset management firms and proprietary trading/investment desks.

Key Responsibilities

• Credit trading: Responsible for daily trade execution and booking across different accounts, focusing on cash bonds and repo; handle convertible bonds/futures contracts on request.
• Credit research/strategy: Cover global IG/HY USD credits across multiple regions and sectors, with a focus on Greater China/DM and the financial sector; experience in non-financial corporate credit analysis, especially subordinated debt; MBS/Rates experience is a clear plus. An understanding of credit strategy and relative value in Asia/EM/DM USD credits, as well as cross-currency credit spreads.
• Ad-hoc work: Participate in company roadshows, external client roadshow materials and presentations, model portfolio construction/backtesting, account and fund performance attribution analysis, etc.
• Support a limited amount of onshore equity-related matters as required while bond business remains the primary focus; deep equity research capability is not required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above from a well-recognized institution in finance, economics, engineering or related disciplines, with a strong academic background;
• 5 years of offshore macro and credit investment/research experience; able to independently form macro and single-name credit views;
• Experience in non-China USD credit; must understand credit rating methodologies and credit analysis frameworks;
• Experience covering global IG/HY across multiple regions and sectors is preferred, particularly Greater China/DM, financial institutions, non-financial corporate subordinated debt, and MBS/Rates;
• Must have credit trade execution and booking capabilities; candidates with a combined background in both credit research and credit trading are preferred; familiar with cash bonds and repo; able to handle convertible bond/futures requests;
• Must be proficient in Bloomberg AIM, including trade booking, and PORT for portfolio construction and backtesting; strong Excel and PowerPoint skills;
• From reputable buy-side institutions such as asset management firms and proprietary trading/investment desks; hands-on, immediately productive, and able to independently assume research and trading responsibilities;
• Able to support a limited amount of onshore equity-related work, but deep equity research is not required.

Preferred Profile

Around 5 years of offshore credit/rates experience, primarily non-China USD credit, with a combined research and trading background, from asset management/proprietary trading, proficient in Bloomberg AIM/PORT, and able to independently take on and execute core bond responsibilities.