VP Market Risk, APAC: Build & Lead Regional Framework

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd is seeking a VP – Market Risk in Singapore to establish the regional market risk function from scratch. You will build the framework, set limits, and own risk analytics in partnership with trading desks and senior executives.

Lead risk governance across asset classes, monitor exposures, run stress tests, and translate complex metrics into strategic insights for the Global Head of Risk and regional leadership.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of market risk experience in top-tier trading venues.
• Deep coverage across equities, fixed income, FX and derivatives.
• Proficiency with VaR, stress testing, Greeks and risk tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement regional market risk framework, limits and VaR models.
• Monitor daily exposures, conduct scenario analyses and provide independent risk oversight.
• Synthesize exposure metrics into actionable insights for Global Head of Risk and C-Suite.
• Define risk appetite, manage breaches, and collaborate with Tech, Ops and Compliance.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Risk management

VaR modeling

Stress testing

Independent work

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd is seeking a VP – Market Risk in Singapore to establish the regional market risk function from scratch. You will build the framework, set limits, and own risk analytics in partnership with trading desks and senior executives.

Lead risk governance across asset classes, monitor exposures, run stress tests, and translate complex metrics into strategic insights for the Global Head of Risk and regional leadership.