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Manulife Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst in Singapore, Singapore
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Working Arrangement
Hybrid
Job Description
The opportunity
The Investment Risk and Quantitative Analytics (IRQA) team’s primary role is to monitor all the investments undertaken by portfolio managers within public markets in Manulife Investment Management, this includes equities, fixed income and multi asset solutions portfolios. In addition, the team partners with the portfolio managers to provide quantitative support to investment teams. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with strong quantitative background and deep interest and understanding of financials markets. The individual will take a leadership role in our coverage of Asian funds.
Responsibilities
Form a part of a global risk management team and act as the leading analyst for our Asian coverage
Understand and evaluate portfolio managers’ investment process and ensure it is consistently applied
Participate in client pitches
Lead the ongoing development of risk management processes in Asia
Support Global Head of investment risk in their oversight responsibilities
Actively participate in Portfolio Construction evaluations, assisting the rest of the team in creating value adding tools
Discuss and present results of portfolio analysis
Provide risk feedback to portfolio managers, act as a partner to teams
Support the daily activities of the team including daily risk analysis and reporting
How will you create impact?
This is an important role within our team, ensuring that all portfolios are managed consistent with their investment process.
What motivates you?
You are a problem solver, looking for innovative solution
You enjoy using your quantitative skills to answer to complex questions
You are curious, thrive to understand reasons behind positions and investment decisions
You can be self-reliant, work independently and have a high level of attention to detail
You are capable of good time management and be able to work under tight time schedules
You ask questions
You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.
What we are looking for
Minimum of 10 years of experience in a quantitative field with an asset manager or financial institution
Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong knowledge of financials markets especially on Asian markets
Strong Knowledge of different risk models and measures and their strengths and weaknesses
Previous experience in using Bloomberg PORT, BarraOne, FactSet,etc
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Engineering as a minimum.
Experience in visualization tools such as Tableau and PowerBI.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office applications and a programming language (such as R, SQL, VBA)
Familiarity with complex derivatives is a plus
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife /John Hancock , we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour , ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process . All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies . To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com .
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