Collateral Evaluation Specialist

Collateral Evaluation Specialist

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The Collateral Evaluation Specialist is a member of the Credit Risk Asia team located in Singapore with functional reporting lines to the global Credit Methodology Team in Zurich. The function is embedded in the Derivatives Competence Centre Asia. Main tasks are assignment of Lending Values to a broad range of Financial Products and driving credit projects with Asian focus as part of the global Credit Methodology team.

**YOUR CHALLENGE**

**Personal Contributions and Responsibilities**

Daily business
- Assign lending values, in line with the global Credit framework, to various asset classes on a stand-alone basis as well as in the context of a client portfolio, e.g., inputs on non-standard structured transactions (single stocks, concentration/bulk risks, country risks, etc.)
- Coordinate requests, initiatives, projects with headquarter in Zurich for LTV and methodologies related topics
- Provide training to Front units and Credit colleagues in all matters related to the LTV framework, markets, products and credit risk related topics
- Act as the point of entry for methodology and generic LTV issues raised by the Front organization in Asia

Projects
- Drive LTV related projects with an Asian focus; provide recommendations and inputs for prudent risk adjustments to the existing Credit set-up (e.g., methodologies, automation, policies, processes, quality and efficiency improvements, etc.)
- Liaise with stakeholders in Asia and Switzerland (Trading Desks, Research, RMs, etc.) in order to improve existing credit framework
- Identify and quantify credit risks and implement measures aimed at minimizing these risks and ensure proper monitoring and reporting

**Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management**
- Demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

**RANK**
- Director / Executive Director

**YOUR PROFILE**

**Personal and Social**
- Sound judgment and initiative
- Able to make independent decisions under pressure and in close collaboration with the RMs and the different trading desks
- Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
- Proactive, hands-on and solution-oriented
- Strong inter-personal, communication and negotiation skills
- Team player and able to work in a global organization
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a competitive environment

**Professional and Technical**
- University degree holder (preferably Business, Economics, or a quantitative field)
- At least 8-10 years of related experience in risk management, preferably in Credit or Market Risk
- Preferably CFA or FRM Charter holder
- Understanding of Wealth Management industry and excellent understanding of financial products
- Good experience in project management
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Access / SQL as a plus), Bloomberg and experienced with dealing with large amounts of data
- Familiarity with credit risk analysis of plain vanilla financial products as well as exotic derivative products across various asset classes

Job ID r-13045