Senior Risk Manager (Prop Trading)

Key responsibilities

• 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

About you

• 3+ years in markets/trading risk, including a leadership or senior deputy role
• 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
• 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