Market Risk Associate

About the role

As an Associate in our Houston office, you will join the Market Risk team and be involved in the approval of new products, businesses and trading strategies in addition to calculating VaR and calibrating the model. You will be directly responsible for monitoring and reporting risk metrics on a daily basis to senior management, including the Managing Director, gaining exposure to a wide range of businesses and products in a global environment with staff in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York and Houston.

Responsibilities

• Approve new products, businesses, and trading strategies
• Calculate VaR and calibrate the model
• Monitor and report risk metrics daily to senior management (including the Managing Director)
• Liaise with back office and support staff to ensure trading systems accurately represent the risk profile and that risk numbers are reported accurately and timely
• Foster strong relationships with front office traders using interpersonal and presentation skills
• Sustain high performance under pressure with short deadlines

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong MS Excel skills
• 5 days/week in‑office presence

Qualifications

• Strong analytical ability and judgment
• Ability to conceptualize, anticipate, and articulate emerging issues to assess the appropriateness of mathematical derivative pricing models within real‑world market conditions

Skills

• Interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to sustain a high level of performance under pressure with short deadlines

Benefits

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

Schedule

This role requires 5 days per week in the office.