Vice President, Asia Investment Grade (IG) Credit Trader

Posted:
8/13/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Hong Kong, China

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking ⋅ Sales & Account Management

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Job Responsibilities:

Trade Execution

  • Make markets to clients via Sales team for Asia ex-Japan Credit Bonds with the underlying scope to be agreed with the department head.

  • Ensure correct trade capture and settlement

Risk Management

  • Trading book risk management for Asia Credit within limits and strategies set by the Department head

  • Assess credit risk on specific bonds.

  • Work with global sales team and overnight credit trader in US for risk recycling

  • Act as a back-up trader to risk manage other trading books for holiday coverage

Business Development

  • Prepare and send out trading commentary on Asia ex-Japan Credit

  • Support Business unit head with business strategy for the Asia Credit trading business.

  • Support Sales in client expansion via client visits

  • Achieve trading revenue budget

  • Provide market pricing and colour to Bond DCM and Syndicate to support primary activities and support new issue secondary markets.

Job Requirements:

  • 5y+ experience in Asia IG Credit bond trading including time spent at a sell-side institution.

  • Asia IG experience include: Chinese, Korean, SE Asia, India.

  • Track record of trading revenue performance and risk recycling.

  • Knowledge and relationship of key investors for Asia IG Credit in Asia Region.

  • Currently located in Hong Kong or in Singapore with flexibility to move to Hong Kong.

MUFG Bank Ltd & MUFG Securities Asia Limited (collectively referred to as “MUFG”) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.