Director/Associate Director, Asia Asset Liability Management
Manulife
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work closely with the ALM team in Toronto to develop and review ALCO and various risk and investment reports.
- Monitor asset mix/quality/duration against approved benchmarks and recommend remedial actions on violations.
- Oversee projects in the development and implementation of investment strategies and tactical decisions
- Recommend and implement hedging strategy to manage risk and optimize return
- Provide guidance to key local stakeholders (Head of Investments, CFO, CRO and Chief Actuary and Pricing Officer) on ALM and market risk related issues.
- Effectively communicate with stakeholders at various levels within the business
- Support other ALM teams in the development and execution of investment strategies, various reporting requirements and other ad-hoc projects.
- Represent ALM to the business unit ALCO
- Has a strong sense of ownership and work ethic to see projects to completion. Is undeterred by challenges/obstacles and will remain motivated and apply creative thinking to overcome them.
- Has credibility and presence amongst peers and senior management through strong verbal, written and presentation skills. Can communicate clearly and succinctly on technical and business matters.
- Will encourage, support and develop more junior colleagues. Be an ambassador for the team, proactively seeking opportunities to engage with colleagues across Manulife.
- Able to work effectively in a team environment and across multiple disciplines and time zones
- Actuarial or Investment experience. CFA/PRM/FRM, or other relevant designation is a plus
- Minimum 5 years working experience in an investment environment or financial risk management
- Strong knowledge of fixed income investments, derivatives, ALM, and asset and liability modelling
- A key challenge of the role is need to handle several projects simultaneously and work with tight deadlines
- In addition, the successful candidate will need to be able to work independently, with minimal supervision.