Risk Management Specialist

Responsibilities: - Develop, enhance, and maintain the risk management and control framework. Design and implement Key Risk Indicators, Key Performance Indicators, and forward-looking risk signals to ensure real-time visibility into risk exposure and organizational resilience. - Design and implement risk management policies and thresholds; quantify risks and monitor adherence to policies and limits. Escalate risk issues and emerging threats to risk owners in a timely manner. - Monitor portfolio risks on a daily basis and deliver insightful analyses on market dynamics, portfolio risk drivers, and performance attribution. Ensure risk reports and analyses are accurate and delivered on schedule. Champion the consistent adoption of risk and control practices across the organization. - Coordinate and execute initiatives to automate risk measurement and control processes, and streamline workflows. - Ad hoc duties as assigned by the Head of Risk. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline. - 3–5 years of experience in risk management, product control, or a related quantitative function. - Solid knowledge of financial products, including equities (especially ETFs), derivatives (futures, options, swaps), and fixed income. Proven track record in developing policies, standards, control objectives, metrics, risk indicators, or risk frameworks. - Strong project management skills. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; programming skills in Python and/or VBA are a plus. - Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Self-motivated and proactive; thrives on building new capabilities, challenging conventional approaches, and advancing the organization toward proactive, continuous risk management. - Positive attitude with the ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Strong problem-solving skills, particularly under constraints, limited options, or uncertainty. - Excellent communication and presentation skills. Fluent in both written and spoken English and Chinese; Mandarin proficiency is preferred.

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