UK Trading Risk Officer

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking in the UK seeks a Trading Risk Officer to oversee trading risk matters, valuation governance and market-change initiatives for the UK business. The role partners with Front Office and Risk teams to manage limits, breaches and risk alerts in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates should have strong quantitative finance knowledge and experience in risk modelling or validation, with excellent communication to translate complex issues to senior desks.

Qualifications

• Derivative pricing and valuation knowledge.
• Experience in Risk Management or Model Validation.
• Strong communication to translate complex quantitative issues for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee UK trading risk matters including monitoring, limit reviews, breaches and loss alerts.
• Partner on risk, valuation, pricing, reserve and marking topics with Risk and Model Risk teams.
• Coordinate infrastructure, development, automation and market-change initiatives affecting the UK business with IT and support teams.
• Contribute to strategic and regulatory projects impacting the UK platform.
• Improve trading infrastructure based on needs identified for the Trading teams.
• Collaborate with Head of UK TRO, Global TRO and Trading Risk Officers across regions and teams.

Skills

Quantitative Finance

IT Architecture

Experience

Front Office Culture

Python

C

C++

Bridge Builder

Agility & Proactivity

Autonomy & Assertiveness

Job description

The UK Trading Risk Officer acts as a key Front Office partner and first-line of defence function for the UK business, ensuring effective oversight of trading risks, valuation and pricing governance, reserve and marking methodologies, infrastructure and market change implementation.

Main Responsibilities & Duties of the Role:

• Oversee trading risk matters for the UK business, including risk monitoring, limit reviews, breaches, loss alerts, new products and analysis of market or regulatory impacts.
• Act as a key Front Office partner on risk, valuation, pricing, reserve and marking topics, in coordination with relevant Risk and Model Risk Management teams.
• Coordinate infrastructure, development, automation and market change initiatives affecting the UK business, together with IT and other support functions.
• Contribute to strategic and regulatory projects impacting the UK platform.
• Contribute to infrastructure improvement based on the needs identified for the Trading teams.
• Work in close coordination with the Head of UK Trading Risk Office, Global Head of Trading Risk Office as well as with the Trading Risk officers for each business line at Head Office; responsibilitiesare shared where relevant with Head Office TRO, Front Office, Quant, Commando / Dev Prox, IT and Model Risk Management teams.

Key Skills & Responsibilities:

Competence/Knowledge required:

• Quantitative Finance: Deep understanding of derivative products pricing, valuation models, quantitative libraries, and risk metrics (Greeks, VaR, Expected Shortfall).
• IT Architecture: Good understanding of IT systems and data architecture within Global Markets (how market data flows integrate into pricing engines).
• Experience: Good track record within Risk Management, Risk Modelling, or Model Validation teams.
• Front Office Culture: Ideally, a proven experience working directly in a Front Office environment or within Commando / RAD teams, demonstrating the ability to operate in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.

Skills required:

• Programming Languages: Practical coding notions/experience in Python, C, and C++ to read, prototype, or troubleshoot risk/pricing scripts.
• Bridge Builder: Strong communication skills to translate complex quantitative issues into clear, actionable risks for senior business leaders and trading desks.
• Agility & Proactivity: High reactivity, pragmatic problem-solving skills, and a "hands-on" approach to managing operational and market emergencies.
• Autonomy & Assertiveness: Ability to stand firm and enforce risk limits while maintaining a constructive, collaborative relationship with the Trading front line.