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9fin • Hong Kong

Senior Distressed Reporter

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

About 9fin

9fin is the AI platform powering global debt markets — the world’s largest asset class at over $145 trillion.

Debt markets are vast, global, and mission-critical, yet still run on fragmented data, PDFs, and manual workflows. 9fin replaces this broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high-value workflows across global markets.

Today, 9fin powers teams at 300+ blue-chip institutions worldwide, including global banks, asset managers, private equity firms, law firms, and advisors. The business is scaling at exceptional speed, with rapid expansion in the US and best-in-class retention driven by deep workflow adoption.

We’re at a defining inflection point. With proven product-market fit and strong, global market pull, 9fin is accelerating toward becoming the category-defining platform for debt markets worldwide.

The opportunity

9fin is looking to add to its new distressed debt team in Asia. You’ll be expected to hit the ground running, building out your own source base and delivering market-moving insight and scoops. But you’ll also be given full support and training in navigating the specialist financial landscape, developing your news-gathering, writing and interviewing skills, and understanding the markets 9fin covers.

We are hiring experienced professionals and those looking to establish themselves in the Asian distressed debt market.

What you’ll work on
Every day is different, but here are some of the things you’ll be tasked with:

  • Breaking news — You’ll regularly break stories explaining what’s going on in distressed debt, from deteriorating company earnings all the way through to messy out-of-court restructurings

  • Feature-writing — You’ll know when to pull the trigger on longer-form articles that connect the dots between daily news and broader market trends

  • Generating ideas — You’ll provide a consistent stream of new ideas, whether that’s identifying new situations to cover, or thinking up new ways to cover them

  • Monitoring markets — You’ll learn to harness our technology to identify new opportunities, ensuring that 9fin’s coverage of the distressed market is timely and comprehensive

About You

This role will be a great fit if you:

  • Experienced — 3+ years reporting on distressed debt markets

  • Personable — Inquisitive and outgoing, always making new connections and sharing ideas

  • Organized — Able to maintain a deep network of sources, stay on top of your story pipeline and deadlines

  • Communicative — Clear and concise in your written and verbal language, and able to explain complex ideas in simple terms

  • Judicious — Committed to providing detailed and accurate information, and able to strike the right balance between urgency and perfection

  • Driven — Endlessly curious, self-motivated, and passionate about doing a good job

Our benefits

We’re a scaling start up and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.


9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Health insurance – Vitality (lots of other perks!)
Enhanced maternity leave – 22 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 12 weeks full pay
Work from anywhere scheme – work abroad for 3 months a year
Personal development budgets – £1250 a year to spend on L&D
Dental coverage
Financial coaching – A 1:1 finance consultation with our benefits broker
Dog friendly office
Open to compressed hours
Home office set up
Enhanced WFH tools
Mental health days
Compassionate leave
Women’s health leave
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Bank holiday swaps
Shared parental leave
Cycle to work scheme
Annual pay rises
Life insurance
Sabbaticals
Skilled worker visas
Employee assistance programme
L&D budget
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Equity packages

Working at 9fin

Company employees:

340+

Gender diversity (m:f):

63:37

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United Kingdom

United States

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