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Market Risk Manager

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Paul Murphy Associates

2024-11-05 05:43:50

Job location Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job type: all

Job industry: Accounting

Job description


Title: Market Risk Manager


Location: Chicago, IL (Loop) - Hybrid


Full time



Our client seeks a Market Risk Manager who will be responsible for a variety of daily tasks and procedures, as well as project-oriented activities meant to improve and enhance the firms ability to protect itself and its clients.



Responsibilities:



  • Support the Market Risk 2nd Line of Defense functions according to the firms established risk policies and reporting guidelines

  • Monitor client portfolios to identify potential risks and enforce risk parameters

  • Handle client communication regarding risk breaches and any potential market risk related topics; understand risk models and communicate risk drivers effectively to various stakeholders

  • Maintain familiarity with a broad range of markets and products globally through interactions with clients, market venues and other risk professionals

  • Contribute to constant improvement in approach by making recommendations to enhance market risk practices, and work on projects and development tasks as assigned by senior management

  • Champion improvements and developments of their proprietary risk model, as well as various systems and tools used by the global market risk teams

  • Follow and promote the Companys established risk governance & policies, Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines

  • Execute operational processes and seek efficiency through automation and application developments

  • Provide market risk analysis and recommendations; support the Head of Market Risk in day-to-day tasks, as needed



Requirements



  • 5+ years of experience in Risk Management or Finance; experience working for an Futures Commissions Merchant, Broker Dealer and/or Proprietary Trading firm preferred

  • Bachelors Degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science, IT or other technical field

  • Experience with financial markets and products including Commodity Futures and options and their associated risks; experience with listed energy derivatives preferred (CME, ICE)

  • Knowledge of exchange margining methodologies and regulations such as SPAN, SPAN2.0 and other risk model frameworks (VaR)

  • Ability to build sound relationships with clients and understand their trading strategies

  • Strong analytical skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills

  • Ability to multi-task and set priorities in a fast-paced environment while working within a collaborative team

  • Comfort with and ability to master various computer systems and software applications; Proficiency with programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL); Excellent understanding of relational databases and data architecture

  • FINRA Series 7 (or ability to obtain within 90 days of start date) required


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