Job Overview
Location
Hong Kong
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Writing
Date Posted
April 15, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Senior Distressed Reporter role at 9fin Ltd, focused on covering Asia’s distressed debt markets with responsibility for breaking news, feature writing, idea generation, and market monitoring using proprietary technology.
- • Day-to-day tasks include breaking stories on deteriorating company earnings and out-of-court restructurings, writing long-form features connecting daily news to market trends, generating consistent story ideas, and leveraging 9fin’s AI platform to identify timely coverage opportunities.
- • 9fin is an AI-powered platform serving global debt markets ($145 trillion asset class), used by 300+ blue-chip institutions including banks, asset managers, private equity, law firms, and advisors; the company is scaling rapidly in the US and expanding in Asia with strong retention driven by workflow adoption.
- • The role offers the opportunity to build a personal source base in Asia, develop specialist financial journalism skills, gain deep market expertise in distressed debt, and contribute to a category-defining platform while receiving full support and training in news-gathering, writing, and interviewing.
🎯 Requirements
- • 3+ years of experience reporting on distressed debt markets
- • Personable, inquisitive, and outgoing with ability to build and maintain a deep network of sources
- • Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex financial concepts clearly and concisely
- • Highly organized, able to manage story pipelines, deadlines, and prioritize effectively
- • Judicious mindset: committed to accuracy, balancing urgency with perfection in reporting
- • Self-motivated, endlessly curious, and passionate about delivering high-impact journalism
🏖️ Benefits
- • Significant responsibility and abundant opportunities for professional growth within a scaling startup
- • Platform to truly excel and make meaningful impact in global debt markets
- • Commitment to reinvesting company success into employee development and well-being
- • Equal opportunities employer with dedication to building a fair, inclusive, and diverse workplace
- • Supportive environment encouraging applications even if experience doesn’t perfectly align — potential fit for this or other roles
Skills & Technologies
About 9fin Ltd
9fin Ltd operates a data and analytics platform for the European high-yield and leveraged-loan markets. The company aggregates and structures bond covenants, pricing, financials, and legal documentation into searchable dashboards, APIs, and alerts, enabling investment managers, banks, and advisors to screen opportunities, monitor risk, and prepare pitches faster. Coverage spans more than 2,000 issuers and 10,000 tranches, updated daily by a team of credit analysts and engineers. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, 9fin is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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