Senior Associate/Lead - Credit Risk - Risk Analytics - BFSI/Lifesciences/Pharma Domain

About HuQuo

HuQuo is an HR Analytics and Consulting organization to provide path-breaking HR services by deeply understanding the human quotient of organizations we work with, and to evolve the industry and make it future ready through HR Analytics.

Client/Location

Our client is one of the prestigious global analytics company and this position is based out Gurgaon.

Role & Responsibilities at job:

- To be a Leader who can work on multiple project streams for a client and applies Analytics for better business decision making especially in the area of Lifesciences/ Pharmaceutical domain.

Leadership

- Team player & guide the team independently or with support to implement & deliver complex project assignments.

- Independently drive delivery in risk practice on projects related to: quantitative risk modeling (credit, market and operational risk (a good plus)), ICAAP/CCAR Stress testing, Independent model validation, Loss forecasting and Regulatory compliance reporting

- Manage a team of seasoned data professionals.

Project Management

- Get accurate briefs from the Client and translate into tasks for team members with priorities and timeline plans.

- Must maintain high standards of quality and thoroughness. Should be able to monitor accuracy and quality of others- work.

- Ability to think in advance about potential risks and mitigation plans

Logical Thinking

- Able to think analytically, use a systematic and logical approach to analyse data, problems, and situations. Must be able to guide team members in analysis.

Handle Client Relationship

- Manage client relationship and client expectations independently.

- Should be able to deliver results back to the Client independently.

- Assist clients in developing and improving quantitative risk management frameworks, model monitoring mechanisms and modeling methodologies (from regulatory perspective)

- Undertake initiatives for practice development, help carve out service offerings, products and collateral (Webinars, Whitepapers, business analysis decks)

- Help build risk capabilities, come up with new ideas for practice development and take them to completion

- Work closely with leadership and offshore teams to build new capabilities in risk (credit, operational, model monitoring)

- Establish organisation as a thought leader in risk management and regulatory advisory space through deep point of view blogs, methodology whitepapers, regulatory elaborations

- Manage client communications

Eligibility Criteria

Required Experience

- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in risk analytics in banking and financial services industry.

- Deep modeling and technical skills

- Strong experience of regulatory environment (Basel II / III, CCAR)

- Advanced usage of at least one statistical package like SAS

- Strong communication skills (oral and written)

- Consulting experience with client interfacing role is a plus.

- Ability to participate in selling solutions and managing accounts with hands on approach to delivery of proposed solutions

Desirable qualities

- Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external clients.

- Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Probes all fruitful sources for answers. Is excellent at honest analysis. Looks beyond the obvious and doesn- t stop at the first answers.

- Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems. A relentless and versatile learner.

- Drive for result - Able to set priorities; pursue tasks tenaciously & with a need to finish. Able to overcome setbacks which may occur along the way.

Qualification

- Masters in Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Econometrics, MBA or related fields (PhD preferred) Certification like CFA, FRM is a plus.