Market Risk Project Managher recruitment

The primary focus of the role is to act as a project manager within the core systems team, focussed on improvements to risk calculation and reporting. This involves structuring and driving projects to completion in consultation with project sponsors. A firm grasp of risk is required to understand project context and requirements, and to be able to coordinate and drive delivery. The role involves close interaction with front office Risk Managers, the modelling and methodology team, and IT.

The candidate will be able to demonstrate successful management of sequential and concurrent projects that span different departments of the bank. Core project management skills are a key part of the role; such as planning, governance, effective communication of timelines, progress, deliverables and dependencies.

Main Duties

• Project management of a variety of risk system initiatives, including planning, governance, communication and project reporting.

• Provide business solutions and problem solving to improve risk calculation and reporting across asset classes.

• Oversight of production of project deliverables, including business requirements and test plans relating to new functionality.

• Represent the department in various working groups and communicate timelines, progress and dependencies to other parties in the Bank.

• Maintain up to date knowledge of risk practices, systems infrastructure capabilities, and risk framework interdependencies within the Bank.

• Continuously investigate enhancements to risk practices, processes and controls.

• Assist members of the department on issues arising in project work or in daily VaR production.

• Work as a member of an effective team, contributing to the needs that may arise on an ad-hoc basis without loss of generality to current projects or work processes.

Person Requirements
 

Quals / Education:

• A degree in a quantitative discipline from a top institution, or equivalent.

• Post graduate degree in a numerate/quantitative subject preferred.

• Project Management qualification.

  Experience Required:

• Experience in a top tier institution exposed to Market Risk, Credit Risk or Product Control.

• Project Management experience.

• Business Analysis experience.

  Skills Aptitude:

• Project management experience and understanding of different project approaches

• Good knowledge and experience of running the project life cycle: ability to drive projects.

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills: attention to detail

• Good documentation skills, experience with writing business requirements and testing documentation

• Ability to communicate and influence successfully with different stakeholders

• Good knowledge of derivatives products and structures, mainly fixed income and credit products.

• Market risk management knowledge (VaR methodologies, scenarios/stress testing, sensitivities/Greeks)

• Strong excel and Microsoft Project skills

  Preferred:

• Experience in Risk modelling

• Market Risk systems experience

If you would like to apply please send an updated CV to Ben.Reed@investigo.co.uk or call 020 3009 3427