Senior Risk Manager (Hedge fund & SFC-licensing)

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the firm's global risk appetite framework, providing strategic guidance to the Board and senior management on risk-taking across all regions and business lines.
• Approve trading limits, new investment strategies, and the launch of new products, instruments, and market initiatives, ensuring appropriate risk controls are in place before implementation.
• 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.
• Act as an external-facing representative of the risk function, engaging directly with brokers, banks, and counterparties on risk-related matters.
• 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 elevate 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years in markets/trading risk, including a leadership or senior deputy role; candidates ready to step up into their first Head of Risk seat are encouraged to apply. A mix of securities house (sell-side) and buy-side/hedge fund experience is preferred over a single-track background.
• 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 over a purely risk, control, or back-office path.
• Experience engaging risk and regulators across multiple countries and markets.
• Current or former SFC Responsible Officer (RO), or a licensed representative (SFC) with clear potential to become an RO, is a strong plus.
• 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.