Senior Associate, , Quantitative & Risk Analytic

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Title: Senior Associate, Quantitative & Risk Analytics

Business Unit: Portfolio Solutions & Analytics

Location: Hong Kong

Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. Through active asset management and direct origination, we provide innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. A subsidiary of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Quant & Risk Analytics professional at Senior Associate level to join in our Hong Kong office. The role will be focused on investment analytics and risk metrics to help the investment teams make informed decisions in the areas of asset allocation and risk management.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience, primarily in Fixed Income, with the ability to apply that expertise across Multi-Asset and Equity portfolios. The role requires strong analytical capability with clear communication skills and will work collaboratively across global teams including Investment Management, Investment Risk Management, Technology, Operations, Product Management, Compliance, and Client Portfolio Services.

A successful candidate will have a good understanding of public Fixed Income markets, with demonstrated knowledge of key risk metrics and financial risk modeling (credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk) as well as experience with buy‑side risk management platforms.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze and clearly communicate the key drivers of portfolio risk and performance, supporting investment teams in understanding portfolio positioning, trade‑offs, and downside risks
• Develop new risk & analytics tools to support investment platforms
• Conduct research and present relevant findings to stakeholders and upper-level management
• Provide analysis on an ad-hoc basis when requested by various stakeholders
• Manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly deliverables for clients and internal stakeholders
• Collaborate on the production and development of management level reporting and quarterly reporting for various investment teams and senior management
• Ability to aggregate, manipulate, and translate data into useful solutions to help drive decision making
• Participate in monthly portfolio meetings with fund managers

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or related field (Math, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics)
• 2+ years of experience in public markets, with exposure to quant and risk analytics
• Curious, self-starter with an interest in continual professional and personal development
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with constituents across different functional and geographic areas
• Prior experience in public markets with a focus on risk and performance
• Knowledge of risk metrics, stress testing, and scenario analysis
• Strong familiarity with data processing
• Experience with platforms such as Aladdin, Bloomberg and Refinitiv is an advantage
• Analytical and quantitative background
• Experience with querying and/or programming languages: SQL, Excel (VBA), Python, Matlab, R

Requisite Skills

Additional Skills

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.