Front Office Risk Manager, Executive Director

About the role

The Risk Manager will need to oversee all significant financial risks (notably Market and Counterparty) across all products as well as leading and executing on key enhancements to our risk platform. In particular, the role will require quantitative and qualitative analysis on material positions and risk; working closely with Trading Desks and other stakeholders in evaluating and making decisions on these risks.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in ensuring all key risks in US Global Markets business lines are identified, assessed, quantified where possible, monitored, and escalated where needed for senior decisions
• Maintain oversight of risk profiles, market activity, and key flashpoints in Trading Desk and Counterparty portfolios
• Conduct regular analysis using techniques like Stress testing, Concentration/Liquidity assessment, P&L Attribution, VaR, etc., and produce appropriate assessments and recommendations
• Challenge Traders and Risk-takers around the risk profile and positions
• Drive the development of our risk platform including stress/cenario analysis, risk tools, and new approaches to analyzing risk
• Work closely and communicate effectively with the team, Corporate Risk, Traders, Global Markets management, and Corporate control functions

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and quantitative skills + good knowledge of statistics and financial models
• Self-starter, extremely proactive, very detailed, can-do approach, intellectually inquisitive
• Leadership skills able to create and work to a clear plan/target state and manage/direct others
• Strong team player with a very positive attitude and exemplary work ethic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented problem-solving approach with strong desire to get things done

Executive Director

• 7+ years of Financial Markets experience in Trading, Risk Management or related quantitative areas
• Preferably Graduate degree in quantitative field
• Programming skills desirable such as VBA, Python, MatLab, etc.

Vice President

• 3+ years of Financial Markets experience in Trading, Risk Management or related quantitative areas
• Preferably Graduate degree in quantitative field
• Programming skills desirable such as VBA, Python, MatLab, etc.