New York
As Barclays Market Risk Manager you part of a team that is focusing on Americas Equity Flow Derivatives and Cash Equities desks & will require in-depth knowledge of the market & products trades. The team also focuses on CCAR stress testing, regulation and its application to these types of businesses. You will be performing quantitative and qualitative analysis of all material positions and risks, whilst challenging the business on their risk taking and escalate to market risk leaders as necessary.
Barclays is one of the world’s largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We’ve helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.
What will you be doing?
- Analyzing risk on specific desks and put it into context of what’s going on in the market
- Partnering with Front Office and Risk colleagues to manage risk appropriately
- Guiding junior staff with analysis of and approve/recommend new trades, trade types and risks
- Driving infrastructure upgrades/development and regulatory deliverables – ensuring we improve infrastructure and have an understanding of the changes
- Understanding the VaR, stress testing, and RNiVs assuring it is appropriate, accurate, timely reported, and further developed in line with new regulations
- Ensuring appropriate risk taking with knowledge of the equity markets and equity products, particularly vanilla options and volatility index products
- Challenging the desk so risk taking is appropriate and so we ensure appropriate risk measures in a controlled environment
- Building solid relationships across departments including Front office, IT, Product Control and trade support
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related quantitative field
- Experience performing mathematical modelling and risk analysis, knowledge of equities markets, derivative products and pricing/risking models a plus
- Comfortable working against tight short-term deadlines and managing multiple workflows in a dynamic pressurized environment that has direct contribution to the firm’s revenue
- Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to inspire colleagues (e.g. via training, mentoring, or related experiences)
Skills that will help you in the role:
- Established understanding of various measures such as P&L Explain, Stress testing and Greeks
- Ability to engage with a variety of audiences and to challenge laterally / vertically within an organization to ensure scalable controlled risk appetite
- Actively seeks out efficiencies across established processes and synergies within the team and/or across functions, & open to collaboration with others to develop creative solutions
- Comfortable navigating large scale and complex technology data flows and anticipating downstream impact of changes
Where will you be working?
You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.
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