Prime Brokerage Risk Manager

Fidelity•Jersey City, NJ

About The Position

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. The Role Ready to be at the center of market‑moving decisions helping to protect and support a dynamic Prime Services business?! In this role, you’ll own real‑time risk insights—stress testing, scenario analysis, and portfolio monitoring—that directly influence margin decisions and client outcomes. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders, credit, and technology to shape firm‑wide risk frameworks and build next‑generation risk systems! If you thrive on critical thinking, precision, and impact in fast‑moving markets, this is your chance to drive change and grow your influence!!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a STEM-related field
5+ years of relevant risk management experience, preferably within Prime Brokerage or institutional collateralized lending.
Knowledge of financial markets, investment products, and core brokerage functions—including trading, lending, margin, financing, clearing, custody, and related regulations.
Strong understanding of portfolio risk, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and technically proficient.
Advanced Excel, data querying, and analytical tool expertise.
Programming skills are a plus.
Ability to communicate complex topics clearly.
Ability to influence decisions.
Ability to manage multiple initiatives end-to-end.
Ability to effectively navigate and resolve conflicts.

Nice To Haves

Programming skills

Responsibilities

Own real-time risk insights—stress testing, scenario analysis, and portfolio monitoring—that directly influence margin decisions and client outcomes.
Partner with senior stakeholders, credit, and technology to shape firm-wide risk frameworks and build next-generation risk systems.
Deliver value through sophisticated data analytics across market, liquidity, and operational risks, driving innovation in risk methodologies, controls, and parameters.
Engage stakeholders through clear discussions, walkthroughs, and presentations, distilling complex risk issues into concise reports for decision-makers.
Identify inherent business risks and uncover opportunities to enhance risk reporting and develop new key risk indicators.
Determine lending policy and continuously analyze the risks inherent in each client’s portfolio and investment strategy.
Analyze and evaluate portfolios daily through extensive simulation and stress analysis crafted to estimate market related risks.
Develop, test, and validate strong risk models to ensure clients remain well collateralized on an ongoing basis.