Senior Manager, Risk and Quantitative Analytics (AIA Investment Management)

AIA Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Singapore is hiring a Senior Manager, Risk & Quantitative Analytics (RQA) to lead independent risk reporting and quantitative analytics for derivatives. You will design risk frameworks, develop advanced analytics, and provide oversight of derivatives exposures while partnering with frontline, middle-, and back-office teams to strengthen investment risk management.

The role emphasizes leadership in risk monitoring, governance, and the scalable management of a growing derivatives portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., financial engineering, econometrics, math)
• 8+ years in quantitative modelling, investment analysis, derivatives analytics or risk mgmt
• Proficiency with Bloomberg, FactSet, and BNY Eagle
• CFA or FRM qualification/candidacy preferred
• Strong communication to explain risk concepts to varied audiences
• Strong programming and quantitative skills in Python, MATLAB, VBA
• Ability to work independently and with multiple stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with derivatives stakeholders to assess price and risk analytics outputs for usability
• Onboard new instruments, payoff structures and hedging programmes
• Design and implement Group-wide risk frameworks for derivatives, focusing on counterparty risk and collateral sufficiency
• Conduct risk analyses including Greeks, DV01, tracking error, VaR and credit risk
• Provide diagnostics and commentary on key risk indicators to support timely risk management
• Oversee pricing-validation activities of outsourced derivatives back-office provider

Skills

Python

MATLAB

VBA

Quantitative risk

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Bloomberg

FactSet

BNY Eagle

Job description

Build a healthier and more sustainable future for everyone.

At AIA, your skills, perspective and ideas can contribute to our Purpose of helping millions of people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. Across our diverse markets, you will take on meaningful challenges, collaborate with talented colleagues and help turn ideas into positive outcomes for our customers and communities.

Join us to shape what comes next, grow through new experiences and extend your impact across the Asia.

About The Role

Join us as Senior Manager, Risk & Quantitative Analytics (RQA) at AIA Investment Management!

At AIA Investment Management, we believe in creating long-term value for our clients and communities. We are seeking a Senior Manager, Risk & Quantitative Analytics (RQA) to join our team. In this role, you will serve as the subject matter expert for independent investment risk reporting and quantitative analytics, with a particular focus on derivatives. You will be responsible for designing and enhancing risk management frameworks, developing advanced risk analytics and reporting capabilities, and providing independent oversight of derivatives exposures and activities. Partnering closely with Group oversight functions and front-, middle-, and back-office teams, you will drive robust risk monitoring, governance, and decision-making, helping to strengthen the organisation's investment risk management capabilities and support the growth of an increasingly strategic derivatives portfolio across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with derivatives stakeholders and valuation partners to provide an objective assessment of price and risk analytic outcomes, ensuring that outputs are fit for use.
• Play an active role in the onboarding of new instruments, payoff structures, and hedging programme initiatives.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of Group-wide risk management frameworks for the derivative asset class, with particular emphasis on counterparty credit risk and collateral sufficiency.
• Perform regular investment risk analysis, including, but not limited to, derivative sensitivities such as Greeks and DV01, tracking error analysis, collateral sufficiency, liquidity risk, Value-at-Risk and credit risk.
• Provide diagnostics and commentary on key risk indicators and activities at asset, strategy and portfolio levels, and communicate relevant findings to stakeholders to support timely risk management.
• Oversee the outsourced derivatives back-office provider, particularly its pricing-validation activities.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as financial engineering, actuarial science, econometrics, statistics, mathematics or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in quantitative modelling, investment analysis, derivatives analytics or financial risk management within a global financial-services organisation
• Proficiency in financial systems such as Bloomberg, FactSet and BNY Eagle
• CFA or FRM qualification or candidacy preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical risk concepts to varied audiences
• Sound judgement in assessing the strengths and limitations of risk-measurement methodologies
• Strong quantitative and programming skills, particularly in Python, MATLAB and VBA
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple stakeholder groups

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