Capital Risk VP/AVP

Taurus Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Taurus Search is seeking a Capital Risk Lead to oversee capital ratios and regulatory compliance across the Americas. You will challenge RWA, leverage, and buffers, and coordinate with senior management and risk committees.

Ideal candidates have deep knowledge of U.S. capital requirements, CCAR methodologies, and internal capital planning processes, with experience engaging with regulators. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Understanding of U.S. regulatory capital requirements.
• Background in financial markets and products; understanding of impacts on baseline and stress capital ratios.
• Familiarity with banks’ capital framework, CCAR/stress testing, RWA methodologies (credit, market, operational), and leverage ratio.
• Experience with U.S. regulators is a plus.
• Experience in setting or assessing adequacy of internal capital limits and targets.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and collaboration of capital ratios and capital adequacy for the Americas region.
• Execute ongoing review and challenge of capital ratios, RWA, leverage assets, and buffers.
• Assess compliance with capital regulatory requirements.
• Review calibration of CCAR/stress testing methodologies and results.
• Prepare and present analyses and reports to senior management, regional boards, and global risk committees.
• Ensure timely escalation of capital management issues and limit breaches to appropriate stakeholders.
• Promote continuous enhancement of the risk framework and planning.
• Support engagement with regional regulators on capital risk matters related to the risk function.

Skills

Regulatory capital knowledge

Financial markets background

Stress testing understanding

Internal capital planning

Regulatory engagement

Job description

• Oversight and collaboration of capital ratios and capital adequacy, capital management strategies and plans for relevant entities in the Americas region.
• Execute ongoing review and challenge of capital ratios, risk-weighted assets (RWA), leverage assets, and buffers.
• Assess compliance with capital regulatory requirements.
• Review and challenge CCAR / capital stress testing methodologies and results
• Review calibration of internal capital limits and targets.
• Prepare and present analyses and reports to senior management, regional boards, and global risk committees, as required.
• Ensure timely escalation of capital management issues and limit breaches to appropriate stakeholders.
• Promote continuous enhancement of the risk framework and planning
• Support engagement with regional regulators on capital risk matters related to the risk function

Requirements:

• Understanding of U.S. regulatory capital requirements.
• Background in financial markets and products required; understanding of products’ impacts on baseline and stress capital ratios necessary.
• Familiarity with banks’ capital framework, CCAR / stress testing, RWA methodologies (credit, market, operational), and leverage ratio construct.
• Previous engagement with U.S. regulators is a plus.
• Familiarity with Contingency Capital Plan requirements
• Experience in setting or assessing adequacy of internal capital limits and targets.