Market Risk Manager

We have an opportunity for a suitably high-calibre Market Risk Manager at our client; one of the world's largest and most prestigious investment banks.

The market risk department provides independent market risk oversight across the firm's trading activities. This encompasses risk monitoring and analysis, as well as reporting, capital calculation and regulatory functions. The position is for a desk-facing market risk manager covering the interest rates business. Responsibilities include:
-Daily monitoring of risk, including the use of tools such as VaR and scenario analysis as well as performing independent risk analysis
-Keeping abreast of relevant market events and drivers
-Maintaining an active dialogue with trading desks and other support groups regarding risk changes, risk representation, revenue, valuation and regulatory issues
-Communication of key risks to management
-Working with other market risk functions including model review, risk methodology, capital and risk reporting

Suitable market risk managers will have:
-An excellent academic background in a quantitative discipline (economics, finance, statistics/mathematics, sciences or engineering).
-Good judgment of risk
-An understanding of risk areas covered, including markets, models and products
-Familiarity with interest rate products and markets, in particular, will be an advantage
-Strong proficiency with Excel and VBA
-A good working knowledge of databases and SQL
-Attention to detail, project management and prioritisation skills will be key in balancing daily deadlines with timely implementation of strategic projects.

This market risk manager role will give the successful candidate a diverse range of risk management responsibilities, and provides exposure across the sales and trading area as well as with other control groups inside the firm.

If you have the above qualities, and are of significant calibre, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply to this market risk manager position today.

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Randstad Financial Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies Employment Business Regulations 2003