Job Description

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for overseeing day to day market risk management governance processes and covering Singapore regulatory reporting as well as maintaining market risk oversight on Singapore legal entities. The successful candidate will gain experience across AEJ Rates, FX and Credit as well as core G10 currencies products and markets.
• Daily review of key market news and positions taken and key changes
• Plan risk control framework suitable for Front Office strategy and product range to ensure risk taking is aligned with the firm\'s risk appetite and policies.
• Engage closely with Front Office trading and structuring in the implementation of risk controls and ensure that issues identified (limit breach, incomplete or inadequate risk monitoring, system problems) are addressed in timely manner.
• Produce daily risk report and limits reports timely to trading, senior management and regulatory stakeholders
• Conduct scenario analysis and review of structured/ hybrid portfolio and implement necessary risk control frameworks.
• Make sure VAR and capital components are reviewed and signed off daily.
• Review of stress test scenarios, results and analysis of key drivers
• Review new product and transactions eg (DCFX, structured products) from a market risk point of view and provide opinion to management.
• Review market risk regulatory reporting and stress testing results submitted to Singapore regulators
• Involve in firm wide risk projects eg. FRTB and VAR system development in terms of design and testing.
• Work closely and manage relationships with groups outside of Market Risk, such as Credit Risk, Research, Quantitative Research, Finance, Product Control, Middle Office, Market Risk Technology, Regulatory, and Internal Audit.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• Bachelor or Post graduate degree in a quantitative field eg. Statistics, mathematics, Engineering from a recognised University
• Minimum 5-10 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in market risk or related function
• Experience in Fixed income products preferably experience in Exotics/ Hybrid IR products
• Knowledgeable about developed and AEJ emerging markets in general
• Experience in market risk processes (eg. VAR, limits, stress testing)
• Ability to work autonomously and willingness to get involved and take responsibility for area covered.
• Proficient in Excel, VBA programing
• Strong analytical, communication and independent problem solving skills and able to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Energetic, independent with aptitude to learn and improve processes.
• Strong team player who can interact and work well with front office, senior risk managers and other control functions
• Proficient in VBA, Python, SQL and database skills

Please email your cv directly in word format with job reference no. Jo0000008305 to bankingandfinance-SG@theedgepartnership.com

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

Recruiter Licence Number: R1106582
EA Licence Number: 16S8131

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