Manager, Market Risk Quantitative AnalyticsJust posted!

Bluefin Resources; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluefin Resources is assisting a major Australian bank to recruit a Quantitative Market Risk professional for its independent validation team in Sydney. The role focuses on validation of models across rates, FX, energy, commodities, XVA, IRRBB and equity markets.

The incumbent will engage with model owners, developers, committees and project teams to deliver high-quality validation outputs in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Excellent tertiary qualifications in an Applied Mathematical discipline (e.g., Actuarial, Physics, Engineering).
• At least 3 years' experience within a Quantitative team with exposure to Market Risk.
• Technical proficiency in R, Python, C++ or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Validate quantitative models used for pricing and risk in Financial Markets and Treasury, including interest rate risk in the banking book modelling.
• Ensure the scope of independent validation challenges a model’s scope of application, methodology, implementation, data used and its documentation.
• Ensure adherence to internal and external policies.

Skills

Market risk

Education

Applied mathematics/Actuarial/Physics/Engineering degree

Tools

R

Python

C++

Job description

Open to Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne

Hybrid, flexible working environment with an expectation of 2 days per week in the office.

As the incumbent you will join this prestigious institution's independent validation team to specialise in the validation activity covering risk models across; rates, foreign exchange, energy, commodity, XVA, IRRBB and equity markets. This will include extensive engagement with model owners and developers, internal committees, working groups and project teams to deliver the validation activity to a high quality and in a timely fashion.

This is the ideal position for a Quantitative Market Risk candidate to diversify their skillset and grow their capabilities across different types of Market Risk and asset classes in a leading Australian Bank.

Responsibilities:

• Validation of quantitative models used for pricing and risk in Financial Markets and Treasury including interest rate risk in the banking book modelling.
• Ensure the scope of independent validation appropriately challenges a model’s scope of application, methodology, implementation, data used and its documentation.
• Ensure adherence to internal and external policies.
• Present validation outcomes to management, model owners and developers.

Requirements:

• Excellent tertiary qualifications in an Applied Mathematical discipline e.g. Actuarial, Physics, Engineering etc.
• At least 3 years' experience within a Quantitative team with exposure to Market Risk.
• Technical proficiencies in R, Python, C++ or equivalent.