Market & Liquidity Risk Officer

Metrobank; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrobank in the Philippines is seeking a Market & Liquidity Risk Officer to drive the identification, analysis, and management of market and liquidity risks across the bank's balance sheet and trading activities. The role supports investment and funding strategies while ensuring robust risk controls and alignment with strategic objectives.

You will work with risk teams to develop models, monitor regulatory limits, and prepare reports for ALCO, ROC, and the Board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or Physics.
• 3–5 years of related experience, preferably from treasury/trader roles in smaller banks with market risk.

Responsibilities

• Drives identification, analysis, measurement, and management of market, IRRBB, and liquidity risks across Metrobank’s balance sheet and trading operations.
• Supports selection and execution of investment, balance sheet, and funding strategies.
• Builds infrastructure for allocating, monitoring, and reporting risk and performance in line with strategic objectives.
• Assesses new products for potential risks and maintains risk control through ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Participates in risk oversight, regulatory reporting, and communications with ALCO, ROC, and BOD.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or Physics

Job description

Here at Metrobank, we don't simply hire employees—we hone future leaders. We provide opportunities that enhance your skills and unlock your talents, helping you evolve into a well-rounded individual. We supply you with all the pieces you need to do your best work, unleashing your full potential to help you secure your future and lead a fulfilling career. And with Metrobank's strong heart for the community, you have the chance to give back and make worthwhile contributions to our nation's economic and social development. With Metrobank, a meaningful life is within your reach!

Position Title: Market & Liquidity Risk Officer

Job Summary

• Drives the identification, analysis, measurement, and management of market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), and liquidity risks across Metrobank's balance sheet, trading, and structuring operations. Provides critical support for the selection and execution of investment, balance sheet, and funding strategies. This role involves building robust infrastructure for allocating, monitoring, and reporting risk and performance in alignment with strategic objectives and market developments. Additionally, the role assesses new products and services for potential risks and maintains strict risk control through ongoing monitoring and reporting of compliance limits. Success in this role is measured in the following key outcomes:
• Risk Management Over sight and Mitigation: Monitors and reports market, IRRBB, and liquidity risks; identifies emerging risks; prepares risk analyses and regulatory reports for ALCO, ROC, and BOD; and ensures compliance with established limits.
• Regulatory Compliance and Policy Adherence: Assists in developing risk management frameworks, policies, and methodologies; conducts daily rate checks and investigates discrepancies; and provides insights on modeling results such as prepayment, deposit analysis, and loan balance dynamics.
• Innovative Risk Solutions: Performs quantitative and qualitative risk analyses on portfolio performance, trading strategies, market data, and stress scenarios; and participates in projects impacting risk management metrics, methodologies, and systems.

Role Exposure

• Participates in the preparation, review, or update of product manuals that accomplish risk identification objective, including valuation and hedging specifics, in close collaboration with risk-takers, lines managers and operations.
• Risk Assessment and Monitoring:
• Assists in the development, review, update of risk measurement models such as Value-at-Risk (VAR), MCO (Maximum Cumulative Outflow), EAR (Earnings at Risk), EVE (Economic Value of Equity), stress testing, backtesting, income sensitivity analysis and dynamic financial analysis models.
• Reporting and Analytics:
• Synthesizes and analyzes financial information and apply that knowledge to a broad range of financial issues
• Regulatory Compliance:
• Ensures continuous monitoring of regulatory changes for market risk and practices.
• Business Continuity:
• Engages in BCP activities, including drills and assessments, to proactively ensure the accessibility and operational integrity of daily risk measurement systems.
• Participates in crisis management plan to ensure the division’s response aligns with established RTOs.
• Safeguards operational processes, risk management measurement systems and data sources to mitigate losses effectively.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Communicate risks, issues, hurdles and day-to-day performance related to risk management of the Bank's Treasury and balance sheet portfolios to Chief Risk Officer, Treasury and senior management.
• Interacts with members of the different units within Metrobank responsible for risk-taking, accounting, processing, budgeting and forecasting, and the funds transfer pricing to ensure that risk is properly represented in the Bank’s risk aggregation system.
• Performs other related function that may be assigned from time to time.
• Additional Responsibilities
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the overall success of the Bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or Physics.
• 3–5 years of related experience, preferably from treasury/trader roles in smaller banks with market risk.

Other Details

Rank: Junior Officer