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Head of Quant & Risk Analytics

Michael Page International Singapore Singapore
Posted 11 days ago In-Office Job Permanent Negotiable

Head of Quant & Risk Analytics

You will build a high performing middle-office team spanning four domains: commercial analytics, market-making & institutional analytics, trading risk, and fraud & detection. You hire, develop and retain the team, own the firm's risk and performance infrastructure, and act as the independent analytical authority to desk heads and senior leadership across a distributed, multi-site organisation.

Our client is a rapidly growing financial markets firm operating across multiple asset classes and regions, with a strong focus on data-driven trading performance and risk management.

With a distributed global footprint and continued expansion into new products, they are investing heavily in advanced analytics, trading infrastructure, and quantitative capabilities to maintain a competitive edge.

Description

* Design the team structure and lead 5-10 quant researchers across four domains, and

establish the quantitative and analytics stack as the only source of truth for the firm's

commercial and risk performance.

* Drive product settings optimisation (spreads, fees, promotions); build client segmentation,

LTV and deposit-conversion models; run controlled commercial experiments with

measurable P&L impact.

* Oversee quoting quality, inventory efficiency and capital deployment; develop flow-quality

scoring for institutional counterparties and liquidity partners.

* Own real-time exposure and P&L attribution monitoring; build and govern A/B-book routing

logic, flow-toxicity classification and hedging strategy quantification.

* Lead the analytics layer for bonus abuse, arbitrage abuse, multi-accounting and payment

fraud detection; work alongside the fraud operations team to reduce losses and cut

detection latency.

* Translate analysis into board-ready recommendations; maintain model governance and

analytical independence; lead Stage 2 expansion into additional asset classes.

Profile

* 10+ years in quantitative analytics, trading risk or quant research, with a clear leadership

track record

* Prior ownership of an analytics or risk function - models that changed decisions, not just

dashboards

* Deep domain expertise in at least one of: retail FX/multi-asset brokerage, market making /

HFT, or derivatives risk

* Hands-on applied statistics / ML and data engineering: Python, SQL, large real-time datasets

* Demonstrated ability to influence commercial and risk decisions at desk-head and executive

level

* Comfortable operating alongside directional market risk

Job Offer

This is a rare opportunity to shape a critical analytics function at the heart of a growing trading organisation. The role offers significant influence over commercial and risk strategy, alongside the chance to build a team and infrastructure from the ground up. You will benefit from strong senior leadership exposure, a performance-driven culture, and long-term career progression aligned with the company's expansion across markets and asset classes.

Michael Page International Pte Ltd. (Company No. 199804751N) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To apply online please click the 'Apply' button. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Gavin Teo (Lic No: R1328332 / EA No.: 18S9099) on +65 6416 9835.

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ABOUT COMPANY
Singapore
HR & Recruitment

Since our start as a two-man operation in London in 1976, Michael Page has grown and expanded globally. Now, after more than 40 years in the recruitment market, we have secured our position as leaders in international recruitment and hiring. We currently have 140 offices that create a network that spans 36 countries around the world, with strong opportunities for more growth within Asia Pacific.

We opened our first office in Asia in 1994, and have developed our presence into many of the main business hubs in the region since then. Our team in Asia has global connections, regional knowledge and local market experience; ideally positioning us to partner with multinational blue-chip companies and local firms alike, and with today’s global professionals.

Over time, our founding mission has remained unchanged: to bring the world’s best companies and brightest professionals together, helping each side reach their maximum potential and capabilities. We offer a unique, consultative approach to recruitment, tailoring every solution to specific requirements and offering long-term support.

Through experience, growth and consistently high standards, we have become one of the most recognised and respected recruitment brands in the world.

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