Officer - Risk Data Engineer - Clearing Risk Manag...

Location:

HKEX - Exchange Square

Shift:

Standard - 40 Hours (Hong Kong SAR)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Contract

Job Summary:

HKEX is on an exciting journey of transforming our risk data landscape. Data and Analytics, part of the Clearing Risk Management, aims to empower the staff and clients of HKEX with the use of risk data, and to improve the efficiency and profitability of HKEX’s business with data-driven decisions. An exciting time lies ahead and we are now inviting an experienced Data Analytics / Engineer to join our team.

The position we offer:

As a Risk Data Engineer, you will help to drive innovation with our Big Data and Analytics Platforms, through applying various analytical and statistical techniques to drive business growth. You will help Clearing Risk Management department to enhance the analytical processes in our risk framework, building data pipelines for business users and operational teams for self-service business intelligence queries.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities:

• Work with business users to identify value-added opportunities through data analytics; articulate business requirements and design and implement suitable data solutions;
• Analyze large volumes of diverse risk data with our Big Data and Analytics Platform with appropriate analytics, visualization and data science techniques;
• Innovate, promote, and drive new data and analytics concepts across all areas in the department;
• Engage with the Innovation & Data Lab to design and continuously refine risk data framework;
• Work closely with the operation and business to enhance the existing business use case;
• Optimize the existing workflow and use case to smoothen the process.
  
  

Requirements:

We expect the ideal candidate to have 4+ years of experience as a Data Analytics SME, Business Intelligence Engineer, Data Scientist or similar role. You should be experienced in developing dashboards and conducting data and statistical analysis, able to work effectively in cross-functional teams and a constantly changing environment. Experience in developing analytics solution on data in the large scale and financial industry / risk management is highly desired

• BA/BS in relevant discipline such as Business Intelligence, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science;
• Experience in end-to-end analytics projects involving a large variety of complex data sets;
• Ability to draw insights from data and clearly communicate them to stakeholders including senior management;
• Ability to independently influence and drive delivery, set clear expectations and roadmaps;
• Data driven thinking;
• Advanced skills in data visualization tools like Tableau, Qlik or PowerBI;
• Hands on experience of Python or similar coding languages;
• Demonstrated strength in SQL, data modeling, ETL development, and data warehousing;
• Understanding of statistical models, machine learning, graph analysis;
• Experience in data security and protection tools;
  
  

Ideally, you should also have:

• Experience in Financial Markets (e.g. exchange, brokerage, trading institution) and knowledge of financial products;
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, able to communicate effectively with both business and technical teams;
  
  

You will be joining a cross functional team in a highly international environment based in Hong Kong.

Company Introduction:

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is one of the world’s major exchange groups, and operates a range of equity, commodity, fixed income and currency markets. HKEX is the world’s leading IPO market and as Hong Kong’s only securities and derivatives exchange and sole operator of its clearing houses, it is uniquely placed to offer regional and international investors access to Asia’s most vibrant markets.

As the global markets leader in the Asian time-zone, we offer a world of opportunities for early careers and experienced hires. Here, we know that diverse thinking fosters better solutions, and we are committed to building an open and dynamic environment which allows our business to innovate and our people to thrive.

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HKEX is committed as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values and we look to support, respect diverse perspectives, abilities, culture and experiences within our workplace.