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Ajayendra Singh

New Delhi

Summary

Market risk management professional with over 12 years of experience in global markets and investments. Expertise in FX and interest rate hedging, derivative structuring, and advanced risk analytics. Skilled in market risk measurement, stress testing, and scenario analysis for multi-asset portfolios. Demonstrated ability to build risk frameworks and lead cross-functional teams in high-pressure financial environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Core Team Member

Maidaan
Bengaluru
09.2023 - 07.2025
  • Spearheaded content, operations, and customer success for an inter-school tournaments platform.
  • Designed curriculum-aligned quiz tournaments.
  • Built gamified formats that boosted engagement and participation.
  • Partnered with schools, principals, and coordinators to successfully launch tournaments across India.
  • Worked on growth strategies - CRM setup, user acquisition initiatives, and engagement campaigns.

Director

Apollo Global Management
Mumbai
10.2015 - 06.2022
  • Managed FX and interest rate risk across private equity and credit deals, identifying exposures and structuring customized hedging strategies.
  • Executed trades for global funds, including futures, options, exotics, swaps, caps, floors, and swaptions.
  • Implemented hedging programs, protecting multi-billion-dollar exposures throughout investment lifecycles.
  • Collaborated with portfolio companies on duration matching and interest rate risk optimization to enhance asset-liability management.
  • Delivered risk analytics and scenario analysis to senior stakeholders, facilitating informed investment decisions.
  • Oversaw trade execution and performance monitoring across hedging programs.

Associate

Edelweiss Financial
Mumbai
06.2012 - 10.2015
  • Delivered market risk advisory services to proprietary trading desks for Equity and FX exposures.
  • Conducted aggregate-level risk modeling, scenario analysis, and back-testing across multiple asset classes.
  • Drafted firm-wide Risk Framework, formulating policies that enhanced governance and standardized practices.
  • Validated pricing models for derivatives, ensuring compliance and accurate valuation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design a Risk Engine that automated risk metrics tracking.

Education

B.Tech/B.E. - Mechanical

Pune University
Pune
12.2012

Skills

  • Market Risk Management
  • Risk Modeling and Analytics
  • Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis
  • Value-at-Risk (VaR) & Sensitivity Analysis
  • Derivatives Structuring
  • Hedging Strategies
  • Pricing Model Validation
  • Treasury Management
  • Risk Frameworks & Policy Design
  • Counterparty Risk Management

Timeline

Core Team Member

Maidaan
09.2023 - 07.2025

Director

Apollo Global Management
10.2015 - 06.2022

Associate

Edelweiss Financial
06.2012 - 10.2015

B.Tech/B.E. - Mechanical

Pune University

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