Assistant Manager, Market Risk Management

OCBC company; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

OCBC Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Assistant Manager, Market Risk Management to monitor risk exposures across the trading book, analyse sensitivities, and support risk-management activities.

You will work with Front Office and risk teams, monitor limits, prepare dashboards and reports, and help develop automation using Excel, Power BI, VBA or Python. A strong analytical mindset and a degree in finance, economics or math are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, engineering, statistics, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power BI; VBA or Python knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Risk analysis: analyse market risk exposures, risk sensitivities and key drivers.
• Front Office engagement: build relationships with Front Office to understand trading activities and hedging.
• Limit monitoring & escalation: monitor risk limits, investigate exceptions, escalate as needed.
• Risk reporting: prepare risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for management and risk committees.
• Data analytics & visualization: support large datasets and develop reporting tools for risk monitoring.
• Process enhancement & automation: identify opportunities to improve reporting and automate processes.

Job description

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Such purposes are set out in a Data Protection Policy, which is accessible at www.ocbc.com/policies or available on request and which you confirm you have read and understood.Assistant Manager, Market Risk Management page is loaded## Assistant Manager, Market Risk Managementremote type: Onsitelocations: OCBC Malaysia, Menara OCBCtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR00011122# **WHO WE ARE:**Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.Your Opportunity Starts Here.#**Why Join**Gain first hand exposure to how a global bank manages market risks across a diverse portfolio of financial products. As a Assistant Manager in Market Risk Management, you'll work alongside experienced market risk professionals to monitor risk exposures, analyse market sensitivities, and support risk management activities across the trading business. You'll have the opportunity to develop your analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills while gaining practical insights into how risk is managed in today's financial markets**How you succeed**To excel in this role, you'll need to be intellectually curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with data. You'll collaborate with the team to analyse market risk exposures, investigate risk movements, and support process improvement initiatives. Your ability to interpret complex information, communicate findings clearly, and continuously seek opportunities to improve processes will be key to delivering value and building a strong foundation in market risk management.**Who You Work With**Market Risk Management plays a critical role in safeguarding the bank by monitoring and managing exposures arising from financial market activities. You'll work alongside market risk professionals responsible for overseeing trading and banking portfolios, and ensuring risks remain within approved risk appetites. You'll gain valuable exposure to risk management practices, financial products, and the interaction between market movements, portfolio performance, and risk outcomes.**What You Do*** **Risk Analysis:** Analyse market risk exposures, risk sensitivities and key risk drivers to identify trends, investigate significant risk movements, and assess changes in portfolio risk profiles.* **Front Office Engagement:** Build effective working relationships with Front Office and relevant stakeholders to understand trading activities, hedging strategies, portfolio positioning, and emerging risk exposures.* **Limit Monitoring & Escalation:** Monitor risk limit excesses and exceptions, conduct investigations, document observations, and ensure timely escalation and follow-up with relevant stakeholders.* **Risk Reporting:** Support the preparation of risk reports, dashboards and presentations for management, risk committees, and other stakeholders, ensuring information is accurate, timely and insightful.* **Sensitivity Analysis:** Perform analysis of interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, and other market risk sensitivities to assess the potential impact of market movements on portfolio performance.* **Data Analytics & Visualisation:** Support the analysis of large datasets and contribute to the development of reporting and visualisation tools that enhance risk monitoring and decision-making.* **Process Enhancement & Automation:** Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, strengthen controls, increase operational efficiency, and support automation initiatives through tools such as Excel, Power BI, VBA or Python.* **Ad-hoc Projects:** Participate in market risk initiatives, regulatory submissions, audits, system enhancements, and other projects as assigned.**Who You Are*** Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline.* Strong interest in financial markets, treasury products, derivatives, and risk management.* Sound understanding of financial market concepts and basic treasury products.* Knowledge of interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, and other market risk concepts would be advantageous.* Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.* Meticulous, detail-oriented, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively.* Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power BI.* Familiarity with VBA, Python, AI tools, or other programming languages will be an added advantage.* Experience working with large datasets, reporting tools, and data visualisation techniques would be advantageous.* Effective presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate analytical findings into meaningful insights.* Curious and passionate about market risk management, risk analytics, and quantitative modelling### **What we offer:**Competitive base salary. 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