VP Credit Market Risk recruitment
Role Responsibilities
• Responsible for covering the Credit trading businesses in the EMEA region, which incorporates a range of activities from flow to structured credit trading and also ABS and illiquid credit activities.
• Close cooperation and work with the traders and desk heads of the relevant business areas
• Regular communication with senior risk management figures.
• Most likely involve the management of more junior team members and timely delivery on various development projects.
Candidate Requirements
• Understand Credit products in detail and risks arising from the credit trading businesses.
• Extensive knowledge of Credit products and is preferably working in a market risk role currently or alternatively in trading or research role with previous experience of market risk.
• Extensive knowledge of pricing and risk management of variety of Credit instruments, both Cash and Derivative, from practical experience and a proven track record of dealing with time pressured analysis and communication with senior management.
• Knowledge of risk management methodologies (eg Stress Tests, VaR) and their strengths/weaknesses is a requirement.
• Strong systems skills, particularly Excel; knowledge of modelling techniques for asset area covered; together with a clear market interest and understanding would all be advantageous.