x2 Senior Market Risk Analyst – Global Fixed Income Hedge Fund recruitment

It is an exciting time at our Client as they expand their core business and create new business lines.  Their success has been due to the outstanding intellectual capital of the team.  They constantly seek individuals with tremendous energy, intellectual curiosity and innovative ideas to strengthen their ability to take advantage of market opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of fixed income products in a relative value context, having worked previously as a risk analyst or having come from a trading background. The individual will have proficiency in SQL and familiar with VBA and at least one statistical package (e.g. Matlab, Gauss, Stata).

The role will involve working primarily with the following internal functions; Technology and Trading.

Responsibilities

•  Report directly to the Head of Market Risk, provide analytical support, monitor market activity and review risks at book and portfolio level

•  Assist in maintaining internal databases and analytical infrastructure and generation of regular risk reports

•  Work closely with other members of the risk and research teams to develop and implement new models for market risk measurement

•  Data analysis and econometric modelling

•  The role will also involve significant interaction with the trading desks and the candidate will assist in risk and P/L analysis

In addition to these duties employees are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required.

Education / Experience

•  At least three years experience in a derivatives trading environment preferably as a trader or a risk analyst

•  Graduate-level training in finance, economics, econometrics, engineering, operations research, statistics, mathematics, or computer science

•  Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills combined with strong interpersonal skills

•  Experience with handling large and complex datasets

•  Proficiency in SQL an advantage

Familiar with VBA and at least one statistical package (e.g. Matlab, Gauss, Stata)