Avp/vp, Total Portfolio Risk

Location:
Singapore, SG

Job Function: Risk and Performance Management

**Job Type**: Permanent

Req ID: 14963

**Risk and Performance Management Department**

The ERP team is responsible for providing an independent and objective view of the investment risk and performance drivers of the total portfolio, across asset classes and strategies.

**Responsibilities**:
Provide quant analysis to inform portfolio construction and risk-taking decisions, and develop performance attributions:

- Develop forward-looking views across a range of asset classes, based on informed views of short-term and long-term trends, market structure, data and quantitative modelling
- Study and provide insights to key risk drivers for the portfolio, in relation to risk premia across factor, risk asset, country/currency dimensions
- Develop and enhance additional risk measures as tools for portfolio construction and risk management, and explore research-centric risk analytics useful for the total portfolio
- Create performance attributions for total portfolio and selected portfolios, to provide insight on performance drivers

Expand, improve and maintain enterprise level stress scenario framework:

- Review and improve the stress testing approach for both historical and forward-looking scenarios in a factor-based, cross-asset, multi-period setting
- Expand on existing suite of risk scenarios to increase awareness of plausible outcomes and portfolio implications
- Risk profile and tailor scenarios for selected portfolios which require in-depth analysis
- Maintain relevance of scenario narratives, review of shocks and smooth running of risk engine computations

**Requirements**:

- Graduate Degree in an analytical, financial and/or technical field such as Economics, Finance, Physics, Math, Statistics, Engineering etc is preferred
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in a quantitative or analytical role. Buy-side exposure will be an advantage.
- Experience in analysing risk factors, and modelling risks such as volatility, tracking error and stress scenarios is preferred. A working knowledge of multi-asset modelling would be assessed favourably.
- Competent in analysing and manipulating time series and panel data, statistical distributions and correlations. Proficiency in a statistical computing environment such as R or Python is helpful.
- Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal). Exhibit the ability to explain analytical or quantitative concepts in simple, practical and high impact manner.
- Proactive individual, with high level of self-motivation, highly organized, and able to adhere to tight deadlines.
- Critical to have the ability to sell important ideas and influence outcomes
- Keen attention to detail, strong work ethic, and effective team player in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong ethical compass, demonstrable integrity and a commitment to doing the right thing

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent