Lead Expert - MVA - Risks - Bangalore, India

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA in Bengaluru seeks a valuation specialist to validate front-office valuation models and monitor model risk across asset classes. You will review payoff model adequacy, parameter marking policies, and reserve methodologies while coordinating with LOD teams and IT Quants to drive automation and governance.

The role requires 0-7 years in derivatives valuation, strong finance knowledge, and proficiency in Python/VBA with Excel, including handling market data

Qualifications

• 0-7 years with relevant experience in valuation of financial derivatives

Responsibilities

• Review of Pricing Models and supervision of Ongoing Model monitoring
• Review the Payoff Model adequacy for Exotic derivatives and independently review payoff implementation
• Review Parameter Marking Policies and replay methodologies for deep-dives
• Review Valuation Reserve policies and supervise ongoing monitoring
• Participate in transversal studies across model inventory management and governance processes
• Engage in technical discussions on valuation methodologies with LOD1 and LOD3 teams
• Work with datasets including market data, risk analysis and stress tests to identify valuation risks
• Prepare presentations for top management for Committees
• Collaborate with IT Quants to design automation solutions

Skills

Valuation of financial derivatives

Attention to detail

Proactive

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Financial product knowledge

Statistical methods

Education

Postgraduate degree in Finance/Banking/MBA/CFA/FRM

Tools

Python

VBA

MS Office (Excel)

Internal databases

Financial pricing libraries

Job description

ResponsibilitiesMissionWithin the Market RISQ department

our team (RISQ/RMA/MVA) focuses on the Front-Office valuation models and are in charge of validating market valuation framework of market assets. These assignments are absolutely strategic for the management of the Groupe and its compliance with banking regulations.

Our main responsibilities are

• Validate valuation models,
• Validate the adequacy between these models and the payoffs,
• Validate the sources and marking of parameters,
• Validate methodologies of valuation adjustments both on models or on parameters
• Identify and monitor the model risk and valuation risk conducted by the market operation

RoleIn this role, the team member will be responsible for running and developing official valuation RISQ processes on all asset classes including:

• Review of Pricing Models and supervision of Ongoing Model monitoring done by LOD1
• Review the Payoff Model adequacy for Exotic derivatives, and independently review the payoff implementation
• Review Parameter Marking Policies, replay the methodologies independently for deep-dives, and supervision of LOD1 Ongoing monitoring
• Review Valuation Reserve policies (Fair value reserves, PVA reserves), replay the methodologies independently for deep-dives, and supervision of LOD1 Ongoing monitoring
• Participate in transversal studies across model inventory management, tiering exercises of Pricing models, Payoffs, Reserve methodology and Source Validations
• Technical Discussions on Valuation methodologies with various LOD1 and LOD3 teams
• Work with multiple datasets consisting of market data, Risk analysis, stress tests etc, to identify valuation risks
• Contribute to preparing presentations for the top management to be used in several Committees
• Working closely with the IT Quants team within the project to design automation solutions

Profile requiredRequirementsEducation

Education

Postgraduate Degree in Finance/Banking/MBA/CFA/FRM

Experience

0-7 years with relevant experience in valuation of financial derivatives

Functional

• Strong knowledge of financial products and their valuation methods (prefer expertise on both – equity and fixed income products (vanilla and exotics))
• Good understanding of regulations on model risk management such as SR11/7
• Good understanding of accounting reserves and regulatory prudent reserves
• Good understanding of statistical methods
• Ability to pay attention to detail, pro-active, critical thinking, effective problem solving and analytical skills

Technical

• Proficiency in Python, VBA, MS Office Tools (Especially in Excel)
• Ability to use internal databases and financial pricing libraries

Why join us

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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