Hedge Fund Credit Risk Manager

Job Title: Hedge Fund Credit Risk Manager

Key Responsibilities:
Handle Hedge fund credit exposures across derivatives, financing, and direct lending products.
Advise and approve large transactions that require risk assessment, review credit for Japan and APAC as a 1st LOD. Monitor client portfolios to ensure that risks are controlled, primarily credit risk arising from market-sensitive exposure and liquidity risk.
Work with sales trading and clients to analyze client portfolios, propose counterparty risk limits and work with credit risk management on getting limits approved.
Communicate key findings to senior management and act as the chair for in-business risk forums as appropriate.
Develop and utilize risk management tools for the measurement, monitoring, and management of exposure and participate in project management of strategic risk infrastructure development.

Required Knowledge and Skills:
Skills & Experience:

• 7 years of credit risk experience at a major financial institution
• Experience in managing market or credit risk (Preferably Hedge Funds)
• Proficiency in Japanese and English, and strong excel skills.
• Degree in mathematics, science, finance/economics, or a related field.
• An MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred, and formal Credit Training is a plus.
• This role requires strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and excellent written and oral communication skills.

The team is new, giving opportunity to expand the role as the function grows. Learn about risk management and financing products more broadly. Influence the strategic direction of the Bank from a risk management perspective. Build solid market/credit risk experience as we use cutting-edge risk models and techniques. It offers developmental value through exposure to different asset classes and working with cross-functional teams from Business, Credit, Operations, and Compliance.
If you are a risk professional with experience in market risk management and credit risk management areas, or training in finance, mathematics, or other quantitative fields, and if you are looking to take on a challenging and exciting role, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Please contact or send your resume to ashiqul.shetu@specialized-group.com