AVP - eTrading & Digital Asset Risk

Barclays•New York, NY

12d•$100,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The AVP - eTrading & Digital Asset Risk supports risk oversight, governance, and the control framework across electronic trading and digital asset activities. The role partners with Front Office, Technology, and Control Functions to identify emerging risks, assess controls, and strengthen risk management across trading products, algorithms, and new technologies. It uses data analytics, automation, and technical solutions to enhance risk monitoring, reporting, and strategy, and provides effective challenge to senior stakeholders while helping develop scalable approaches to risk governance. The role sets risk appetite for the Trading portfolio and actively calibrates and monitors limits. It collects and analyzes market data to ensure risk is captured, modelled, and capitalised appropriately; escalates critical risk issues or breaches; reviews market risk models and related change governance; performs stress testing; and steers or executes significant market-risk projects. At the Assistant Vice President level, the position advises and influences decisions, contributes to policy development, and takes responsibility for operational effectiveness. It may lead a team performing complex work or, as an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments and guide team members. The role also manages risk and controls, contributes to governance, collaborates across functions, analyzes complex information, communicates it effectively, and influences stakeholders. The position is located in New York, NY.

Requirements

Experience in market risk, electronic trading risk, operational risk, risk governance, or similar second-line risk functions.
Understanding of electronic and algorithmic trading controls and risk management frameworks.
Advanced experience with Alteryx and Tableau.
Capabilities in data analysis, process automation, and technical development.

Nice To Haves

Experience using SQL, Python, AI tools, or other automation technologies.
Ability to analyze complex datasets and develop risk reporting, dashboards, and management information.
Stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills, including engagement with senior leadership.
Knowledge of digital assets, algorithmic trading, data governance, or associated regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Set risk appetite for the Trading portfolio and actively calibrate and monitor limits.
Collect and analyze market data from various sources, ensuring risk is correctly captured, modelled, and capitalised.
Escalate critical risk issues or breaches to Traders and senior Risk Management Leadership teams for timely action.
Review market risk models and provide feedback, including through change governance.
Conduct internal, regulatory, and scenario stress testing for the Trading portfolio as required.
Steer and execute market-risk projects of wide significance, such as FRTB and One Risk.
Support risk oversight, governance, and controls across electronic trading and digital asset activities.
Partner with Front Office, Technology, and Control Functions to identify emerging risks, assess controls, and strengthen risk management across trading products, algorithms, and new technologies.
Use data analytics, automation, and technical solutions to enhance risk monitoring, reporting, and strategy.
Provide effective challenge to senior stakeholders and help drive scalable approaches to risk governance.
Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, appraise performance, and determine reward outcomes when the position has leadership responsibilities.
As an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, identify required specialist input, and shape directions for assignments or projects.
Consult on complex issues and advise People Leaders on escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop policies or procedures supporting control and governance.
Take ownership of managing risk and strengthening controls related to the work performed.
Collaborate across work areas and business divisions to support organizational objectives and stay aligned with business activity and strategy.
Analyze complex data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems effectively.
Communicate complex or sensitive information and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.