Risk Management Director, Asset Management

eFinancialCareers; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

eFinancialCareers in Hong Kong seeks a senior risk leader to oversee asset-management risk across multi-asset portfolios, ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates and internal risk limits.

You will supervise portfolio oversight, risk control, analytics tooling, and incident response, partnering with head-office risk leaders to roll out group-wide policies.

Requires 10+ years in buy-side risk, Bloomberg/Excel proficiency, English and Mandarin fluency; on-site in HK with international exposure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of risk management in asset management.
• Strong buy-side investment risk expertise.
• On-site experience outside mainland China.
• Knowledge of HK regulations; global markets.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; Cantonese helpful.
• CFA/FRM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio oversight to ensure trading aligns with regulatory rules and mandate limits.
• Risk control across market, credit, liquidity, and operational risks.
• Analytics & tooling for performance attribution and risk analyses; upgrade models.
• Pre-deal evaluation of projects and initiatives to provide independent risk opinions.
• System & data upgrades for risk software and data governance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Global mindset

English & Mandarin

Bloomberg

Excel analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Statistics, Math

CFA or FRM preferred

Tools

Bloomberg terminal

Excel

Job description

• Portfolio Oversight: Monitor diverse portfolios to ensure all trading aligns with legal standards, regulatory rules, and mandate limits.
• Risk Control: Oversee exposure across market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risks.
• Analytics & Tooling: Run performance attribution and risk analysis while upgrading internal risk models and analytical tools.
• Pre-Deal Evaluation: Assess proposed projects, strategy launches, and new initiatives to provide objective, independent risk opinions.
• System & Data Upgrades: Help build and refine risk management software, workflows, and data governance standards.
• Group Alignment: Partner with head office risk leadership to roll out group-wide policies and ensure compliance across overseas operations.
• Alerts & Incident Response: Maintain daily monitoring and escalation procedures for swift detection and resolution of risk triggers.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver regular briefings to investment and risk committees regarding portfolio metrics, exposures, and incident updates.

• Portfolio Oversight: Monitor diverse portfolios to ensure all trading aligns with legal standards, regulatory rules, and mandate limits.
• Risk Control: Oversee exposure across market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risks.
• Analytics & Tooling: Run performance attribution and risk analysis while upgrading internal risk models and analytical tools.
• Pre-Deal Evaluation: Assess proposed projects, strategy launches, and new initiatives to provide objective, independent risk opinions.
• System & Data Upgrades: Help build and refine risk management software, workflows, and data governance standards.
• Group Alignment: Partner with head office risk leadership to roll out group-wide policies and ensure compliance across overseas operations.
• Alerts & Incident Response: Maintain daily monitoring and escalation procedures for swift detection and resolution of risk triggers.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver regular briefings to investment and risk committees regarding portfolio metrics, exposures, and incident updates.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Statistics, Math, or a related field.
• Background: 10+ years of risk management experience in asset management, with strong buy-side investment risk expertise.
• Leadership: At least 2 years managing or mentoring team members.
• Global Footprint: Proven track record working on-site outside mainland China.
• Markets & Regulations: Deep familiarity with global multi-asset instruments (fixed income, FX, equities, derivatives) and HK regulatory frameworks (Singapore regulatory knowledge is a strong plus).
• Technical Skills: Fluent in Bloomberg and advanced Excel/analytics tools; CFA or FRM preferred.
• Languages: Fully bilingual in spoken and written English and Mandarin (Cantonese is helpful).
• Mindset: Eager to drive international growth for an expanding China-centric asset manager.