Senior Market Risk Manager

Job Summary

Strategy
•    Take a forward-looking perspective, taking into consideration external events which may be material to this region.  Ensure appropriate management action is being taken to mitigate their impact.

Business
•    To support the Treasury Markets business in the management of Traded Market Risk, and support the Internal Model Approach calculate market risk capital application.
•    Assist in maintaining and developing the Function’s capabilities and skills to meet ongoing business growth, needs and plans
•    To uphold the integrity of the Group's risk/return decisions, and in particular to ensure that Market Risk in the GCNA region

Processes
•    To continuously improve the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function.
•    To provide new product support in terms of risk measurement, limits and monitoring. Ensure relevant risk measures, controls and processes are in place before approving the launch of new products.
•    To ensure that the Group’s market risk framework for the management of market risks is appropriately and consistently applied in Hong Kong and GCNA
•    To ensure best practice
•    To ensure the principles of the Risk Management Framework are embedded in the SCBHK Market Risk team

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management
•    To uphold the integrity of the Group's risk/return decisions, and in particular to ensure that Market Risk in the GCNA region are properly assessed, that risk/return decisions are made transparently on the basis of this proper assessment, and are controlled in accordance with the Group's Risk Appetite.
•    Ensure that the Group’s market risk framework for the management of market risks is appropriately and consistently applied in Hong Kong
•    Identify and report key risks material to the Group and challenge the First Line to evidence that the material risks arising from their business activities have been identified, assessed, monitored and reported.
•    To review, recommend, discuss and analyse traded risk data and other financial product information with a view of setting risk parameters sufficient to protect the Group from extreme loss
•    Identify and escalate new and emerging risks that could be material to the region.  Recommend relevant governance to control these emerging risks to help the bank to avoid big loss.
•    Monitor internal and external events material to the Group and ensure appropriate management action is being taken to mitigate their impact
•    To create transparency and escalate in a timely manner to relevant stakeholders regarding the key exposures in the region
•    To challenge business and control function heads to demonstrate that risk origination and control decisions are properly informed and consistent with strategy and Risk Appetite
•    Assist and design and oversee the implementation of relevant stress tests and scenario analysis for the GCNA region

Skills and Experience

Governance
•    To address local regulatory requirements as they pertain to risk management, prudential standards and governance, conduct and operational standards.
•    To assist in driving a consistent interpretation and application of market risk policies across all countries in the region.
•    To monitor on-going compliance with and effectiveness of the risk control environment.
•    To ensure that there are appropriate and documented internal controls and procedures in place. Monitor the operation of such procedures and controls and regularly review them to ensure that they reflect any changes in products, systems, policy and regulations. 
•    To ensure effective management of operational risks within the Function and compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations
•    To maintain procedures for monitoring, management and reporting of operational risks arising within area of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: Bachelor or above degree with quantitative skills. 
• Professional Experience: Experienced Market Risk Manager with detailed knowledge and understanding of financial markets and products. 
• Membership of HK Treasury Markets Association.  If non-member, then successful candidate to apply for membership upon joining the Bank
• Completion of internal mandatory and specific developmental training plans.  
• Language: Fluent in English.