Head of Investment

Job purpose :

• Reports to the AXA HK Chief Investment Officer
• Leads the Investment team of AXA HK, covering tasks including day-to-day management of AXA HK investment portfolio, optimization of investments under risk appetite / solvency / accounting constraints, dynamic portfolio rebalancing & management of derivative overlays.

Responsibilities :

oDesigns and implements the Investment Plan.

oParticipates in monthly Local Investment Committees.

oOptimizes treasury position and strategy, in collaboration with Finance teams.

oCollaborates with local Risk Management function to ensure compliance with balance sheet liquidity metrics and proposes remedial actions if required.

oReviews & directs investment portfolio rebalancing actions, ensuring appropriate matching of assets and liabilities. Instructs market buy / sell order if assets cannot be satisfactorily rebalanced across business lines and operating segments.

oReviews investment guidelines of internal and external asset managers. Conducts regular business reviews of investment mandates and holds asset managers accountable for compliance with guidelines and their relative performance.

oMaintains a list of investment strategies and their corresponding risk / return profiles (from economic and solvency perspectives).

oCollaborates with Head of ALM & Investment Monitoring to ensure that SAAs are attainable in reality and manages expectations regarding speed of convergence.

oProvides technical advisory to Head of ALM & Investment Monitoring with respect to the implementation of Cash Flow and / or Fair Value Hedge Accounting mechanisms.

oRecommends Risk Mitigation strategy with due consideration to : (i) CSM sensitivity profile; (ii) non-VFA earnings impact; (iii) CSM trajectory.

oRepresents AXA HK to participate in Macro Outlook & Investment Strategy calls organized by the AXA Group.

oResponsible for day-to-day management of all derivative overlays.

oDesigns and implements new hedging strategies as required to support capital management and product development initiatives. Proactively looks for opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency of derivative overlays.

oManages cleared and bilateral OTC collateral posting capacity.

oWorks with the Head of ALM & Investment Monitoring to determine hedging actions to maintain compliance with risk appetite metrics and to optimize positioning within allowed leeways.

oMonitors hedge efficiency of Risk Mitigated positions and proposes adjustments to derivative positions and / or accounting strategy as and when required.

oRepresents AXA HK to participate in the AXA Group Solutions Centre of Excellence (“Solutions CoE”).

oManages a team mostly with Investment background.

oSuccessfully implements efficient and transparent stakeholder management, on a cross-functional and culturally-sensitive basis.

oRole model for the staff, remaining positive and open-minded - even when under pressure.

Your Profile

o 7 to 10 years of working experience in investments or front office positions within major financial institutions, insurance companies or asset managers, with significant experience as decision maker (portfolio manager, investments allocator, trader).

o Advanced knowledge of cross-asset investments (especially Fixed Income), portfolio management and derivative strategies. Extensive experience managing dynamic derivative overlays is strongly preferred.

o Knowledge of insurance liabilities, LDI principles and specific constraints applicable to insurance investments (for instance, across solvency and accounting dimensions).

o Excellent management skills and business acumen to manage and develop Investment as a profit center and competitive edge for the business.

o At ease working in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment.

About AXA

We always start with our customers

As one of the largest global insurers, our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters .

Protection has always been at the core of our business, helping individuals, businesses and societies to thrive. And AXA has always been a leader, an innovator, an entrepreneurial company, fostering progress in all its dimensions. Our purpose also links back to the Group's roots. From the outset, AXA has been committed to acting as a force for collective good. From solidarity-based actions with AXA Hearts In Action to work on prevention issues with the AXA Research Fund and the fight against climate change, AXA has always been attentive to its social environment and embraced its responsibility as an insurer : responsibility for taking action upstream in order to better understand risks, with one goal in mind : to ensure better protection.

About the Entity

ABOUT AXA HONG KONG AND MACAU

AXA Hong Kong and Macau is a member of the AXA Group, a leading global insurer with presence in 54 markets and serving 105 million customers worldwide.

As one of the most diversified insurers offering integrated solutions across Life, Health and General Insurance, our goal is to be the insurance and holistic wellness partner to the individuals, businesses and community we serve.

At the core of our service commitment is continuous product innovation and customer experience enrichment, which is achieved through actively listening to our customers and leveraging technology and digital transformation.

We embrace our responsibility to be a force for good to create shared value for our community. We are proud to be the first insurer in Hong Kong and Macau to address the important need of mental health through different products and services. For example, the Mind Charger function on our holistic wellness platform “AXA BetterMe”, which is available via our mobile app Emma by AXA, is open to not just our customers, but the community at large. We will continue to foster social progress through our product offerings and community investment to support the sustainable development of Hong Kong and Macau.

AXA is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to promoting Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and where individual differences are valued. We welcome and treasure diverse profiles to join our big family, and to build an inclusive culture together which allows everyone to maximise their personal potential.

What We Offer

We offer excellent career prospects and attractive remuneration package to the right candidates.