Risk Officer recruitment
Robert Walters is one of the world's leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 47 offices spanning 23 countries.
Our client is a global investment group who is currently looking to bring in an experienced Risk Officer to join the Swiss office. The risk officer will be responsible for market risk, credit risk and operational risk. The individual will work closely with the Front Office, the risk teams globally, product control, compliance and other support functions, on BAU activities, new business proposals and development projects.
Risk Officer
Role Profile
- The Risk Officer will be responsible for market risk, credit risk and operational risk. The weighting of risk activities can be apportioned as market risk 80% and credit/operational risk 20%
- 7+ years market facing experience in fixed income market risk management; experienced VP grade
- Solid knowledge of fixed income products including government bond trading
- Solid understanding of market risk measurement methodologies (sensitivities, VaR and stress testing) and market risk policy
- Experience of new product/business development due diligence and related testing
- Knowledge of Swiss regulatory environment (FINMA)
- Language skills: German preferred
- Experience of risk reporting and risk control
- Experience of performing due diligence on trades (pre-approvals)
- Experience of managing and developing risk limits
- Experience of RiskMetrics
- Strong quantitative academic background
If you feel that you meet the above requirements and would like to apply for this exciting and challenging opportunity, or would like to find out more, please contact Jan Wong at Robert Walters on +41-44-809-3507 or JXW@robertwalters.com quoting the Job Reference 307540.