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Arena Investors, LP (“Arena”) is a global investment firm and merchant capital provider that seeks to generate attractive, risk-adjusted, and uncorrelated returns by investing in a highly diversified portfolio across the entire credit spectrum in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce.  We are seeking a talented individual to join our Private Credit / Illiquid team in the APAC region. 

The successful candidate will be expected to originate, evaluate, and execute investment ideas and manage deal processes throughout APAC, in all illiquid asset classes including but not limited to corporate credit, real estate, and structured finance among others. Proven ability to create new PnL sources organically whether as an intrapreneur or in a startup venture is a plus.

Arena’s investments are typically complex, flexibly structured, geographically / industry agnostic, and usually considered to be “non-traditional” or “esoteric” illiquid middle market positions.  The firm follows an investment process that is fundamentals driven and capitalizes upon “process driven wrinkles,” “perceived risk”, and other “special situations” in order to generate superior risk-adjusted returns.  The successful candidate will have experience illiquid asset classes and have at least one sector, geography, or asset class specialty while having a strong general experience illiquid investments.

Arena has a flexible multi-strategy investment mandate to directly originate both performing and non-performing opportunities in corporate, specialty finance, real estate, and energy investments.  Transaction sizes typically range from $10 to $50 million.

Responsibilities:

·         Actively market, source, and develop new relationships and source transactions from intermediaries, sponsors and directly with borrowers 

·         Develop unique investment ideas and evaluate new industries for potential investments

·         Help accelerate the growth of new or nascent financing platforms

·         Screen new transactions, prepare, issue, negotiate and execute term sheets

·         Build operating models, perform valuation analysis, financial analysis and conduct industry research

·         Lead and attend management meetings, financial and accounting advisors on process management, diligence, structuring and negotiations with borrowers

·         Prepare and present comprehensive investment memoranda and investment committee materials

·         The ideal candidate must be entrepreneurial, energetic and technically proficient.  Must have the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

·         Strong commercial sense and passion for networking

·         Candidate has a strong deal sourcing network and has a proven ability to generate new relationships as market dynamics evolve

·         Minimum of 15 years of finance experience; ideally in an investing role and focused on middle market companies

·         Fluent in English and another Asian language – a Southeast Asia language (e.g. Bahasa), Korean, or Japanese is a plus

·        We are seeking a candidate that is self-motivated, ambitious and has a high energy level

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus

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We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supervising company's system infrastructure which including network security, system administration as well as system back-up and recovery.
• Responsible to supervise the technical services team for helpdesk supports and IT operation management.
• Responsible for IT problem management process to mitigate technology risk.
• Responsible for IT asset management and control.
• Identify opportunities for improvement through regular review of IT processes and implementation of approved changes.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines.
• At least 12 years relevant IT experience in which 3 years are at managerial level.
• Proven experience in supporting firewall, anti-malware, SSLVPN and intrusion protection system.
• Familiar in IT security area such as network security, cyber security, encryption methodologies, IT security audit and risk assessment.
• Proven experience in server administration (Windows platform and SQL Server).
• Sound knowledge in SAN storage and network back-up & recovery.
• Experience in AS400 administration is an added advantage.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability of leading IT projects to cope with various system initiatives and support the Company’s growth and development;
• Able to work independently and under pressure to meet tight timeline;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to integrate and make recommendations on various sophisticated IT / business solutions;
• Experience in cloud technology
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills in dealing with technical and non-technical parties.
• Self-motivated, confidence and result oriented.
• Good teammate with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills.

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You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.

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We don’t simply believe in being ‘The Best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us.

We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Roles and Responsibilities:

Product Development

• Propose and develop multi-asset fund solutions to grow AIAHK’s investment-linked and pension business through partnering with AIAHK’s MPF & ILAS teams as well as Group Investment’s Unit-linked and Pension Business team in Singapore.
• Draft and present fund product proposal to enhance AIMHK product range and competitiveness. 

Product Management & Coordination

• Coordinate internal departments and external parties in relation to the development and ongoing management of AIMHK’s fund products.
• Act as a de-facto project manager to plan, manage and coordinate new fund launching as well as existing fund revamping processes.

Product Communication & Advisory

• Represent AIMHK to communicate fund product features to internal agents, external brokers and end-customers through face-to-face meetings and virtual media.
• Lead the development of AIMHK's product brochure, fund factsheet, investment-related marketing collateral & training materials.

Product Intelligence

• Act as a specialized source of market intelligence on competitors’ product feature and fund performance as well as trends of new product development.
• Compile and analyze market intelligence on competitors' product positioning and features.  Update senior members of AIMHK and other stakeholders of AIAHK on the development of fund industry's competitive landscape. 

Stakeholder Management

• Establish good rapport with stakeholders within AIA Group, including AIAHK (e.g. ILAS & MPF teams), Group Investment (e.g. GULPB) and AIAIM in Singapore. 
• Provide investment fund related supports to the AIAT and ILAS teams of AIAHK. 

Minimum Job Requirements:

• At least 15 years of experience in fund product development, investment research, asset management and/or investment advisory.
• Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Economics or business-related subjects.
• Investment-related professional qualification (e.g. CFA or CAIA).
• Holders of SFC license 1, 4 or 9.
• Good understanding of MPF and SFC fund-related regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of retail financial markets and wealth management products.
• Strong presentation and report-writing skills.  Fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
• Ability to translate competitive landscape of fund industry into AIMHK’s business strategy and product positioning.
• Good team player with strong coordination skills to work with colleagues from various cultural background.
• In-depth understanding of fund analytic tools such as Morningstar, Bloomberg and/or Lipper.
• Experience in managing project-based works.

Others:

• You are required to obtain the relevant license(s) if your job involves regulated activities

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.

FIND YOUR 'BETTER' AT AIA

We don’t simply believe in being ‘The Best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us.

We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Roles and Responsibilities:

Investment Strategy:

• Build and maintain quantitative models to identify investment opportunity and forecast investment trends.
• Conduct macro investment research and formulate tactical asset allocation strategies and tactics for multi-asset products.

Fund-of-funds Portfolio Management

• Daily portfolio management across fund-of-funds portfolios on AIAHK’s MPF, ORSO and ILAS platforms.
• Deliver outperformance against benchmark and peer group median
• Ensure portfolios are in compliance with relevant regulations and internal guidelines.
• Monitor HKD exposure and manage FX hedge across portfolios.
• Assist trade execution on fund-of-funds portfolios, post-trading and portfolio monitoring.
• Provide monthly portfolio commentaries

Funds Monitoring and Evaluation:

Conduct quantitative and qualitative fund evaluation to:

• Identify and select well-performing funds for AIMHK managed multi-manager products to enhance investment performance.
• Select and recommend best-in-class funds for AIAHK’s MPF, ORSO and ILAS products.
• Assess ESG metrics of the funds  

Support Product Development

• Identify appropriate investment opportunities according to the investment policy and objectives.
• Conduct fund manager search to support new product
• Liaise with fund managers to develop new funds

Stakeholder Management:

• Establish good rapport with stakeholders within AIA Group, including AIAHK (e.g. ILAS & MPF teams), Group Investment (e.g. TAA & External Managers teams) and AIAIM in Singapore. 
• Provide investment & fund related supports to the investment, MPF and ILAS teams of AIAHK. 

Ad Hoc Projects:

• Enhance existing investment operational flow and controls
• Enhance hedging arrangement

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Experience in managing public funds for reputation financial institutions.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in investment research, quantitative finance and/or asset management. Candidates with more years of experience will be considered as Associate Director level.
• Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Economics or quantitative-related subjects.
• Investment-related professional qualification (e.g. CFA, FRM or CAIA).
• Holders of SFC license 1, 4 or 9.
• In-depth understanding of market dynamics of major asset classes, including equities, bonds and currencies.
• Ability to quantitatively/qualitatively translate economic situation, financial market development, asset valuation and price momentum into investment strategies & recommendations.
• Knowledge of retail financial markets and wealth management products.
• Strong presentation and report-writing skills.
• Good team player with strong coordination and project management skills to work with colleagues from various cultural background and different departments.

Others:

• You are preferred to obtain the license of Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)  (Paper 1) or any licenses if your job involves regulated activities

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.