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Head of Risk

A recruiter seeks a risk head for an unnamed Hong Kong financial institution. The role sets trading limits, exposure controls and stress-testing standards across products.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Oversee market, credit and liquidity exposures.
Develop trading limits and extreme-event stress controls.
Lead the risk team and report material issues to boards and regulators.

What they ask for

Required

Multi-asset financial risk
SFC risk regulations
Risk leadership
Trading exposure controls
English and Chinese communication

Preferred

FRM or CFA

Education: Bachelor’s or higher in finance, economics, risk or a related discipline.
Experience: At least 8 years in risk, including 3–5 years in leadership.
Markets: equities, options, fx, multi-asset

How to prepare

Design a multi-asset stress-testing and limit framework.
Prepare a board risk report connecting exposures to risk appetite.
Evaluate risk controls for a new derivative product.

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with PERSOLKelly China and doesn’t handle applications.