Trading Risk & Reporting, Senior Associate to Director level, Quant Trading Team

Medium; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London is seeking a Senior Associate/Director to expand their Risk and Reporting control function in Quant Trading. Responsibilities include monitoring P&L and Risk, preparing trading performance reports, and contributing to risk management frameworks. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a quantitative discipline, 3+ years of relevant experience, proficiency in Python and SQL, and a passion for cryptocurrency. This role offers a competitive salary and a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience in Product Control or Market Risk Management.
• Hands-on experience in quantitative risk analysis and trading controls.
• Passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on P&L and Risk with insightful commentaries.
• Prepare trading performance reports for senior management.
• Contribute to the development of risk policies and procedures.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical skills

Detail oriented

Understanding of financial products

Knowledge of crypto products

Education

Degree in quantitative discipline

Professional qualifications (CPA, CFA, FRM)

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Associate/ Director to expand our in‑business Risk and Reporting control function for the global Quant Trading business. Quant Trading business covers a variety of trading desks across cash, derivatives, volatility trading and others. This role will cover both P&L reporting and Risk monitoring with direct interaction with trading desks, central Finance team and other control functions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily monitoring and reporting of P&L and Risk, with commentaries of key drivers
• Prepare trading performance reports and analyses for senior management
• Contribute to the development of the trading risk management framework, drafting of risk policies and procedures for new and existing businesses, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements
• Perform quantitative risk analysis on market risk (e.g. VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis), with insightful commentaries to traders and senior management
• Set up and review trading limits systematically using scripting tools
• Monitor funding risk and ensure integrity of balance sheet capital funding and usage
• Work with trading desks to implement risk controls and ensure breaches are addressed on a timely basis and properly escalated
• Contribute to enhancing the control environment, work with quant developers to build automated trading controls, scripts and dashboards to monitor trading positions and balances real‑time

Requirements:

• Degree or above in a quantitative discipline, with professional qualification such as CPA, CFA, FRM an added advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience such as Product Control, Market Risk Management, Model Validation, with hands‑on experience
• Broad understanding of financial products, knowledge of crypto products is a plus
• Proficient in Python and SQL
• Strong analytical skills, detailed oriented
• Hands‑on, passionate about building, a product owner who can drive an initiative from start to finish
• Passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain