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Risk Manager - Fixed Income (Bonds & Rates)

mamoru

Skills

Preferred

  • bonds
  • Python / SQL
  • Monitor daily trading-book risk
  • DV01 / PV01
  • Excel / VBA / AI

We’re hiring a Risk Manager to monitor risk on our bond and interest rate swap trading. This position will cover our prop trading desks and multi-strategy fund, working closely with our global team.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor daily trading-book risk on bonds, repo and interest rate swaps, including DV01/PV01, duration, curve and credit spread exposure, against approved limits.
  • Produce the daily risk report and limit log, reconcile positions, and independently verify bond and swap valuations.
  • Run stress tests and scenario analysis (curve shifts, spread widening, liquidity shocks), and prepare monthly risk packs covering VaR, Expected Shortfall and P&L attribution.
  • Monitor counterparty and margin risk (credit lines, repo haircuts, collateral, margin calls), and liaise with brokers, banks and counterparties.
  • Review new strategies and products before launch, and escalate limit or policy breaches promptly to senior management.
  • Support HK SFC and other regulatory requests, and help automate risk reporting using Excel/VBA, Python or AI tools.
  • Requirements 2–4 years in trading risk control, with direct fixed income exposure (bonds, repo, IRS or other rates/credit derivatives).
  • Background from a securities firm FICC or fixed income proprietary desk (券商固收自营), bond-focused private fund, hedge fund, prop firm or futures risk subsidiary.
  • Hands-on experience with VaR, Expected Shortfall, DV01/duration and limit monitoring on live positions.
  • Advanced Excel (VBA/macros).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in finance, economics, mathematics or a related field.
  • Fluent English and Mandarin.
  • Meticulous, resilient under pressure, and comfortable challenging traders, when needed.

Preferred

  • Python or SQL is a plus.
  • CFA, FRM or PRM (or in progress) desirable.