Associate Director - Stress Testing Analytics

Associate Director - Stress Testing Analytics

Principal responsibilities:

- Enhance capability of the current model suite and create new analytical tools to support risk management decision making and tactical margining solutions for client strategies.

- Manage a range of 1st line controls that underpin the risk framework for the business.

- Support product development initiatives, particularly in relation to risk and margining of new products or markets.

- Assist with management of model governance process for risk models used within the business.

- Work on large amounts of data and build tools that will allow the business to generate new risk management insights from data, including early warning risk indicators.

- Collaborate and manage relationship with other stakeholders such as Front Office, Traded Risk, Quantitative Analytics, Model Validation, Model Risk. Counterparty Credit Risk, Product Control, Audit and off-shore teams

Qualifications:

- A Markets background and an understanding of how to measure and manage the market risk of derivatives contracts, across all asset classes.

- A good understanding of counterparty risk and hedge funds in particular, with hands-on experience of managing client default situations a particular assets.

- Proven working experience in quantitative/statistical modelling and extensive data analysis skills

- Strong communication skills and experience in stakeholder management across different functions (Front office, Risk, Audit, Model Validation and Model Risk)

- Solid knowledge in Python or R, SQL and experience in dealing with market data (Bloomberg/Reuters)

- Able to manage time and balance multiple priorities effectively and understanding regulatory rules and model governance standards