Director, Credit Risk & Regulatory Liaison

Clear Street LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401k matching

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Lunch stipends

In-office perks

Job summary

Clear Street LLC is seeking a strategic Director of Credit Risk to lead the risk framework and drive adherence to regulatory expectations. You will manage a complex institutional client portfolio, coordinate with regulators and auditors, and shape the credit risk strategy at scale.

You will interact with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure prudent growth while maintaining strong credit culture and alignment with company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or quantitative fields.
• 8–10 years of credit risk management experience at a prime brokerage, broker-dealer or investment bank.
• Experience interfacing with regulators (SEC, FINRA) and external auditors.
• Deep expertise in counterparty credit risk across prime brokerage products including securities financing, margin lending, derivatives, cleared products, and digital assets.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex risk issues to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess the credit and financial strength of the firm’s prospective counterparties using quantitative and qualitative factors.
• Monitor credit risk exposures across our client base daily and analyze portfolio concentrations.
• Recommend and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products using internal policies.
• Serve as the liaison for regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries with regulators.
• Collaborate with Sales & Trading, Legal, Operations and Compliance for due diligence and negotiations.

Skills

Credit risk management

Regulatory liaison

Communication with leadership

Counterparty risk

Prime brokerage products

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics

Master’s degree or CFA

Job description

Clear Street LLC is seeking a strategic Director of Credit Risk to lead the risk framework and drive adherence to regulatory expectations. You will manage a complex institutional client portfolio, coordinate with regulators and auditors, and shape the credit risk strategy at scale.

You will interact with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure prudent growth while maintaining strong credit culture and alignment with company goals.