Hong Kong

We're hiring a Senior Risk to lead risk strategy across our global trading business. The role covers our proprietary trading desks and multi-strategy fund, with responsibility for building and overseeing risk frameworks across offices worldwide in fast-moving trading environments.

Key Responsibilities

Define and maintain the firm's global risk appetite framework, providing strategic guidance to the Board and senior management on risk-taking across all regions and business lines.
Approve trading limits, new investment strategies, and the launch of new products, instruments, and market initiatives, ensuring appropriate risk controls are in place before implementation.
Lead, develop, and expand the global risk function, mentoring team members across multiple offices and building a scalable risk management capability to support business growth.
Partner with senior leadership on strategic business initiatives, expansion plans, and capital allocation decisions across global markets.
Serve as the primary risk representative and key point of contact for the Hong Kong SFC and other regulatory authorities globally.
Establish and continuously enhance risk methodologies, including VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing, scenario analysis, and portfolio risk measurement frameworks.
Drive the adoption of technology and AI-enabled solutions to modernize risk monitoring, reporting, and decision-making.
Exercise authority to suspend, restrict, or escalate trading activities when risk limits, policies, or governance standards are breached.
Represent the risk function at Board and executive committee level, providing independent challenge on strategic decisions.
Ensure a robust risk governance framework across all global operations, balancing oversight with commercial objectives.

Requirements

5+ years in markets/trading risk, including a leadership or senior deputy role, candidates ready to step up into their first Head of Risk seat are encouraged to apply.
Direct, hands-on ownership of trading-book market risk e.g. setting and enforcing VaR, Expected Shortfall, and limit frameworks on live trading positions
Strong understanding of trading activities and market dynamics, with a trading or front-office background strongly preferred over a purely risk, control, or back-office path.
Experience engaging risk and regulators across multiple countries and markets.
Solid grasp of VaR, stress testing, and risk modeling; comfortable with AI.
Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, or PRM highly desirable.
Bachelor's degree or above in finance, economics, or related field.
Confident communicator; fluent in English and Cantonese and/or Mandarin.
Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, global environment across time zones and multicultural teams.

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