AVP - Market Risk Management - Investment Bank - IIT/IIM/ISI

About Our Client :

- Our client is a leading financial services organization across the globe. With 60+ offices in more than 20 countries they are a world leader in providing risk based solution to leading organizations across the globe. As their business in India is expanding, and are looking for a professional to help achieve their expansion plans.

Job Description :

Reporting into the VP, you shall be part of their Risk Information group and you shall be responsible leading a team of market risk professionals. Some of your key deliverable will be as follows:

- Manage the daily operational process of validating the Time Series (TS) data feeding the risk engines, ensuring timely publication of VaR and other risk measures ( SVaR, IRC, Back Testing, APR and CVA )

- Ensure timely VaR sign-off (Flash,Finals,etc ) and other deliverables based on frequency

- Monitor, escalate any production gaps (people issues, system issues) to the management team or IT.

- Provide business requirements for any new development or fixes to the Market Risk Projects team or IT and to sign off test results.

- Work as a subject matter expert on Market Data and VaR processes

- Work closely with a variety of stakeholders including front-line desk risk management along management of daily operational deliverables

- Ensure any data quality gap is overcome by means of effective dialogue with internal and external team members.

The Successful Applicant :

- You are a Master's in Statistics / Economics/ B. Tech from a Tier 1 institution (IIT's, IIM's, ISI) with minimum 9 years of experience in the Market Risk domain

- Experience of managing/leading large teams is extremely critical

- Certifications such as CFA, PRMIA, GARP, ACT/MCT, FRM, PRM, CQF shall be preferred

- Strong exposure to diverse asset classes with understanding of market conditions (volatility, extreme price moves) is essential

- Excellent understanding of VAR methodologies along with knowledge of regulatory requirements (FSA, EU/CRD and Basel/BIS)

- Proficient in Excel/VBA, JAVA, Python, MATLAB, R, etc

What's on Offer :

Excellent work life balance in a very meritocratic culture with leading MNC. This role would offer you variation, stability and career progression in addition to a highly competitive compensation.