Risk Management - Market Risk Coverage - Equities Associate
About The Position
As an Equities Market Risk Coverage Associate in Risk Management – Market Risk Coverage – Equities team, you help us identify, monitor, and manage market risk across the Equities business. You partner closely with trading and the broader risk community to set effective limits, evaluate complex transactions, and escalate emerging issues with clarity and urgency. You run scenario analysis and stress testing to strengthen decision-making in both normal and stressed markets. You also contribute to building tools and reporting that improve transparency, efficiency, and control..
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the industry, with thorough knowledge of market risk management practices. Relevant experience in trading, sales, structuring, market risk, VCG, MGG, product control, or risk reporting
- Ability to provide effective challenge to Equities trading management whilst being able to make commercially reasonable decisions and maintaining a healthy open communication channel with the business
- Strong analytical & quantitative skills; competent in python, excel, tableau, financial instruments PnL profile and risk sensitivities
- Clear oral and written communication
- Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure on a trading floor
Responsibilities
- Identify and monitor material risk exposures and concentrations by setting limits.
- Assess the appropriateness of the risk reward profile of complex transactions
- Highlight concentrated or concerning risk positions and work with trading management and risk community to ensure appropriate reporting, transparency and escalation
- Assist in the development of new tools or projects to enhance our risk management capabilities; working with technologists in the business and Risk around strategic and tactical initiatives
- Perform scenario analysis and stress testing
- Monitor global financial markets, with a focus on price movements and events affecting the Equities business
- Conduct ad-hoc and regular risk analysis as well as deep dives into various risk themes, and communicate findings
Benefits
- comprehensive health care coverage
- on-site health and wellness centers
- a retirement savings plan
- backup childcare
- tuition reimbursement
- mental health support
- financial coaching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
