Market Risk Controller 100% (f/m/d)

Julius Baer Group; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Zurich seeks an experienced risk professional to develop valuation adjustment risk management and risk models for front office and trading units. You will collaborate with Model Validation, Product Control, Finance to ensure framework robustness, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

The role combines quantitative analysis with risk governance across trading activities. Ideal candidates have several years in trading risk, strong communication with senior management, and the

Qualifications

• Higher university degree (or similar) in a quantitative area.
• Several years of experience in the trading environment (market risk, valuation control, model validation or trading).
• Deep knowledge of financial markets and their representation in trading systems.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to address complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop risk models and risk framework for valuation and market risk.
• Provide daily reporting of market risk and collaborate with management.
• Assess new products in the product approval process and hedging strategies.
• Engage in regulatory projects and group-wide initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team oriented

Communication to senior management

Take initiative

Risk management knowledge

Quantitative modeling

Ability to work independently

Education

Higher university degree in quantitative field

Tools

Front Arena

Murex

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together. Development of Valuation Adjustment risk management framework. Collaborate with Model Validation, Product Control, Finance to ensure that risk management framework and valuation methodologies remain robust, transparent, and compliant with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

YOUR CHALLENGE

Development of the current risk models, risk framework and their adaptation to the changing needs of the Front & Trading units Daily reporting of market risk Close communication and collaboration with management on trading risk related aspects Assessing new products in the new product approval process Review and assessment of trading positions and hedging strategies Development and maintenance of the market risk control IT applications Engaging in regulatory projects, projects in the Trading space and group-wide projects

YOUR PROFILE

Higher university degree (or similar) in a quantitative area (Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance) Several years of experience in the trading environment (market risk, valuation control, model validation or trading) Deep knowledge of financial markets, products and their representation in trading systems Experience in front trading applications like Front Arena, Murex etc. Very strong analytical skills, ability to assess the full scope of a problem Able to work on own initiative, willing to take responsibility Team-oriented, able to motivate highly qualified, technically minded staff Good communication skills up to senior management level

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations. Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer? At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one. We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders. With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients.

Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.

Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first-class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees.

We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well-being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

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