Director Level - Credit Risk - Counterparty credit risk focus
We are partnering with a leading financial institution to hire a senior Counterparty Credit Risk professional who will oversee the end‑to‑end management of counterparty exposures across derivatives, securities financing, and structured products. This role will drive the development and enhancement of the firm's counterparty credit risk framework, including due diligence, limit setting, exposure monitoring, collateral and margin governance, and escalation protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct credit reviews and recommend counterparty/issuer limits.
- Monitor daily exposures across OTC derivatives, listed derivatives, repo/reverse repo, stock lending/borrowing, and structured products.
- Review PFE/EPE/CVA metrics and escalate limit breaches or concentration risks.
- Support negotiation of ISDA/CSA, GMRA, and GMSLA credit terms.
- Oversee daily margining, collateral eligibility, and dispute resolution.
- Perform stress tests and scenario analysis; propose risk mitigants.
- Prepare risk reports and present key issues to management.
- Work with Front Office, Legal, Ops, Market Risk, and Compliance on new trades and onboarding.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or related fields.
- 7 -10+ years of counterparty credit risk or related experience (level dependent).
- Good knowledge of derivatives, SBL, repo, margining, and collateral.
- Strong analytical and communication skills; able to form independent risk views.
- Proficiency in Excel; SQL/Python a plus.
- English & Mandarin required; Cantonese beneficial.
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