Market Risk Manager, (CCR) - VP (Hybrid) at Citi

IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis); London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a Counterparty Credit Risk Analyst. This role focuses on measuring and controlling counterparty risk while providing opportunities for professional growth. Successful candidates will employ strong analytical skills, manage risks effectively, and work collaboratively across teams.

Benefits

27 Annual leave days plus all national bank holidays

Non contributory Pension scheme

Bupa Private Medical scheme

Discretionary Market competitive bonus scheme

Hybrid Working model

Qualifications

• Experience managing market or counterparty credit risk.
• Training in finance, mathematics, or quantitative fields preferable.
• Experience with large scale risk technology projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor client portfolios to ensure controlled risks.
• Perform daily and weekly risk analysis and reporting.
• Develop risk management tools and participate in strategic infrastructure development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stress testing skills

Programming skills in Python

Strong Excel skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mathematics, science, finance/economics

Job description

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This role would be ideally suited to someone currently working as Counterparty credit analyst or Risk Analyst or and working in a regulatory risk role coming from a financial services background ideally with an exposure to derivatives.

Individual will work as part of Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) team under the global Institutional Credit Management (ICM) group and be responsible for measuring, monitoring and controlling counterparty risk for institutional clients. Analyzing portfolios and businesses, with a focus on counter-party and collateral risk to ensure the risks are being properly measured and controlled in accordance with the Firm's risk policies.

Job Background/Context:
Institutional Credit Management (ICM) is a critical component of Citi's First Line of defense for wholesale and counterparty credit risk management and works with Independent Risk teams to ensure best-in-class risk and controls, as well as client responsiveness. Key responsibilities of the group include credit analysis, documentation, risk identification, exposure monitoring and stress testing. ICM coordinates with credit management groups across ICG businesses to ensure full alignment on business and regulatory goals, as well as consistency and best practices where appropriate.
Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) is a global team within ICM responsible for measuring, monitoring, and controlling counterparty risk. To fulfill this role, a professional is required to have experience in market risk management and/or credit risk management, and/or has training in finance, mathematics or other quantitative fields.
Responsibilities:
Monitor client portfolios to ensure that risks are controlled - primarily credit risk arising from market sensitive exposure and liquidity risk
Perform daily and weekly risk analysis and reporting on existing client portfolios as well as customized risk analysis on new client portfolios
Communicate key findings to senior management and for in-business risk forums as appropriate.
Put together presentations and documents for internal and external use on various topics including describing the functions of the Risk Group, stress methodologies, and summarizing risk issues.
Analyzing control environment including periodic review of the control environment, vetting of new systems, processes, policies and procedures associated and related to market and/or credit risk and ensuring they are in sync with market practices.
Develop and utilize risk management tools for the measurement, monitoring and management of exposure and participate in project management of strategic risk infrastructure development.
Represent the department to various independent risk teams, auditors and regulatory agencies on issues related to counterparty risk and controls

Developmental Value:
The team is growing, giving opportunity to expand the role as the function grows.
Learn about risk management and Financing products more broadly.
Influence the strategic direction of the Bank from a risk management perspective.
Build solid market/credit Risk experience as we use cutting-edge risk models and techniques

Qualifications/Skills:
Experience with managing market or counterparty credit risk OR training in finance, mathematics or quantitative fields
Relevant market risk or counterparty risk experience across multiples asset classes including rates, equities, credit and commodities
Experience in working on large scale risk technology projects
Large scale project management skills spanning risk and technology
Development and lead the effort in implementation of class leading risk methodologies, margin models and technology.
Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail and a demonstrated aptitude for tackling analytical issues through quantitative modelling and assimilation of data into a working product
Ability to work well with cross-functional teams from Business, Credit, Operations and Compliance
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Sound risk and business judgment
Stress testing skills essential, instrument modelling skills desirable.
Strong Excel skills ideally incorporating VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
Programming skills in Python is a plus

Education:
Bachelor's degree/University degree in mathematics, science, finance/economics or a related field required

Benefits

• 27 Annual leave days plus all national bank holidays
• Non contributory Pension scheme
• Bupa Private Medical scheme
• Discretionary Market competitive bonus scheme.
• Hybrid Working model (dependent on role).

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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
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