Risk Analyst – Client Intelligence & Surveillance

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 223,000 - 446,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Medical Insurance

Opportunities for promotion

Professional development

Job summary

Leadingnation is hiring in Hong Kong for a role focused on client risk profiling, trade surveillance, and KYC/EDD within a regulated financial setting. You will build client risk profiles, design surveillance rules, and execute end-to-end due diligence with a focus on regulatory compliance.

The position involves producing risk dashboards, contributing to policy documentation, and collaborating across Risk, Compliance, and Trading.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in risk, compliance, trade surveillance, or financial data analysis at a regulated financial institution.
• Solid working knowledge of KYC/AML/CDD/EDD frameworks — you can run a file end-to-end, not just check boxes.
• Technically capable: comfortable with Python and/or SQL for data extraction, transformation, and automation.
• Understanding of retail CFD, FX, or derivatives trading mechanics — enough to read order flow and understand what clients are doing.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese or Mandarin (written and spoken); multi-lingual regulatory docs are part of the job.

Responsibilities

• Own the client risk profiling and segmentation; maintain the client risk scoring framework.
• Design and implement trade surveillance rules and alert logic; tune thresholds.
• Conduct KYC and enhanced due diligence reviews for new and existing clients; document conclusions.
• Produce regular client risk dashboards and management reports for the Head of Risk.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Trading to ensure clean information flow.

Skills

Python

SQL

KYC/AML

Bilingual English Cantonese

Regulatory reporting

Communication

Tools

Streamlit

Tableau

BI tools

Actimise

Nasdaq Surveillance

Job description

• Meal allowance / Medical Insurance
• Trade Surveillance & Anomaly Detection
• Own the client risk scoring framework

Key Responsibilities

Client Risk Profiling & Segmentation

• Build and maintain multi-dimensional client profiles using fund flow, trading behaviour, and P&L data
• Design and run client segmentation models — tiering clients by risk level, flagging material changes
• Own the client risk scoring framework; iterate and improve as business grows
• Maintain and enforce the client whitelist and tradable instrument admission lists

Trade Surveillance & Anomaly Detection

• Monitor live and historical order flow to detect abnormal trading patterns, arbitrage exploitation, and market manipulation signals
• Develop surveillance rules and alert logic (Python / SQL); tune thresholds to minimise noise and maximise signal
• Investigate triggered alerts end-to-end: from data pull to written conclusion and escalation recommendation
• Collaborate with the Trading team to understand legitimate strategies vs. risk-flagged behaviour

KYC / Due Diligence

• Conduct KYC and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for new and existing clients; document conclusions clearly
• Verify client identity and source of funds; flag discrepancies to the Compliance team
• Support periodic client risk review cycles and regulatory-triggered reviews

Reporting & Risk Operations

• Produce regular client risk dashboards and management reports for the Head of Risk
• Contribute to risk policy documentation, internal SOPs, and regulatory submissions
• Work across Risk, Compliance (Ryan / MLRO), and Trading to ensure information flows cleanly

What You'll Bring

Required

• 1–3 years of experience in risk, compliance, trade surveillance, or financial data analysis at a regulated financial institution
• Solid working knowledge of KYC / AML / CDD / EDD frameworks — you can run a file end-to-end, not just check boxes
• Technically capable: comfortable with Python and/or SQL for data extraction, transformation, and automation (you code to solve problems, not just to impress)
• Understanding of retail CFD, FX, or derivatives trading mechanics — enough to read order flow and understand what clients are doing
• Fluency in English and Cantonese or Mandarin (written and spoken); multi-lingual regulatory docs are part of the job
• Detail-oriented with strong written communication: your findings need to stand up to regulatory scrutiny

Preferred (any of the following)

• Experience in a CFD / FX / crypto brokerage environment (retail or institutional)
• SFC Licensed Representative or working toward licensing; FRM,CAMS, ICA, or equivalent qualification
• Exposure to trade surveillance systems (Actimise, Nasdaq Surveillance, or similar)
• Experience building lightweight data tools or dashboards (Streamlit, Tableau, BI tools) — 'vibe-coding' your way to usable output counts
• Prior involvement in whitelist / blacklist management or instrument admission processes
• Cantonese-speaker based in Hong Kong preferred (working language of the office is Cantonese/English)

What We Offer

• Direct exposure to multi-jurisdictional risk management from day one — you will not be siloed
• Small team, short decision chain: your analysis and recommendations reach Jane and C-suite directly
• Build something that doesn't exist yet — the client risk framework is yours to shape
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience; performance bonus
• Hong Kong office; algorithm-native environment with modern tooling
• Clear growth path: Client Risk Specialist → Risk Manager → jurisdiction risk lead

Pay: $20,000.00 - $40,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Meal allowance
• Medical Insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Professional development

Work Location: In person