Assistant Market Risk Management Manager (Secondment, 1-year contract)

Assistant Market Risk Management Manager

Our client is a leading financial institution committed to maintaining high standards of risk management and regulatory compliance. They foster a collaborative and dynamic working environment that values expertise, innovation, and professional growth. This role involves supporting the organisation’s market risk activities, ensuring regulatory adherence, and contributing to the development of risk management frameworks.

Role Overview:
The purpose of this role is to assist in identifying, monitoring, and reporting market risk associated with trading activities. The successful candidate will manage internal risk systems, ensure compliance with Basel III final reform (FRTB), and support investment in continuous risk model validation, stress testing, and policy review to maintain the organisation's risk standards.

Key Skills & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Risk Management, Quantitative Finance, Finance, Statistics, or related disciplines
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in market risk management
• Good understanding of treasury products and market risk management practices
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and recent developments in market risk
• Programming skills such as SQL, VBA, Excel
• Familiarity with market risk systems like RiskManager, Kondor+, Calypso, Bloomberg, Reuters (preferred)
• Strong communication, report-writing, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English, Chinese, and Putonghua

Key Responsibilities:
• Identify, measure, monitor, and report on market risk of trading activities
• Manage and maintain market risk management systems
• Understand and implement the new market risk framework under Basel III FRTB for compliance purposes
• Conduct due diligence and assessments of new products from risk and model perspectives
• Assist with market risk model validation, stress testing, policy review, and limit setting
• Collaborate with system analysts and vendors to clarify user requirements in market risk
• Support ad hoc projects as assigned

Requirements:
• Right to work in the specified location
• Relevant experience in market risk management
• Functional knowledge of treasury products and risk management systems
• Strong programming skills in SQL, VBA, Excel
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, Chinese, and Putonghua

This is a permanent position based on-site, with an initial duration of two weeks starting from 23/06/2026. If you meet the above criteria and are interested in contributing to a reputable organisation’s risk management team, please apply now.