Quantitative Analyst, Aon Life Solutions (2 years contract)

Associate Director, Aon Life Solutions

We’re hiring!

Aon is currently recruiting an Associate Director, Aon Life Solutions to join our team in Hong Kong.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Hong Kong office.

About Aon

Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

At Aon, you’ll be part of a team which will support and inspire you and provide the opportunities and resources to develop your skills. It’s an environment which encourages you to achieve your best - together we’ll empower results.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Develop and maintain Economic Scenario Generators used in the valuation of financial assets and insurance liabilities.

• Lead the Daily Hedge Reporting and P&L Analysis Services for Aon’s clients

• Play a key role in developing and implementing innovative hedging and asset management strategies in PathWise to effectively manage complex exposures that combine Actuarial, Financial, and Capital Market risks.

• Develop, maintain, and document sophisticated financial asset and liability models in PathWise to support various investment management and risk management projects.

• Participate in quantitative research projects that support investment decision processes, utilizing quantitative skills, such as time series regressions, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation, and data visualization techniques.

• Further the development of robust processes for hedging, strategic asset allocation, scenario generator calibration and insurance company financial reporting.

• Provide analytical support to portfolio managers, traders, and risk managers on the risk, return and transaction cost/market impact of investment portfolios and strategies.

How this opportunity is different

This position will support the Hedging Solutions services provided by the Life Solutions at Aon. The core responsibilities include developing and analyzing hedging and asset allocation strategies in the PathWise platform and designing new financial models and processes within the system.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong programming skills in Python, experience in implementing quantitative finance libraries in Python or C++

• 8+ years of experience as a quantitative analyst in an investment management/risk management/hedging/model vetting role

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance), PhD a plus

• Expert knowledge of financial assets including derivatives and their valuation models

• Expert knowledge of stochastic interest rate, equity and credit models

• Knowledge of statistics, mathmatical finance and economics

• Strong numerical technique skills in Monte-Carlo simulation, optimization, time series analysis and PDE

• Strong communication skills for heavy team and client interactions

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

• Experience working with financial software packages such as Numerix, FinCAD a plus