Head of Risk Management recruitment

Job Responsibilities Duties:

Oversight of the Department’s traded market risk to ensure alignment with senior management’s appetite for such risks
Responsible for oversight and control of market risk management for the Department
Reviewing limit frameworks to ensure these are within delegated risk appetite
Approval of limits within authority delegated by the ALCO and Credit Committee
Weekly and monthly summaries of monitored activities, main strategies/positions/risks, ongoing issues
Accurate and appropriate reporting and comments for Senior Management and ALCO
Participation in ongoing risk model testing and valuation issues

Skills Background:

•Bachelor’s or Masters degree, preferably in Applied Finance / Mathematics or related field from a recognized university

Additional professional qualifications are an advantage.
7+ years experience with at least 3 years as a market risk manager in a bank.
Extensive analytical ability with market risk management tools and techniques in any given asset class.
Extensive experience of identifying market risk issues and working out solutions to rapid timescales.
Knowledge of current financial market developments and the ability to use these tools and techniques to forecast risk s and their impact on the department's asset allocation and investment strategies.
Familiarity with wider risk issues (credit, operational).
Knowledge of various Fixed Income/FX/money market instruments, both Islamic and conventional.
Excellent analytical skills.
Good communication skills.
Proactive, transparent and independent work attitude

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