Head of Americas Equity Risk

Madison-Davis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC, Americas Head of Equity Risk Office in New York, leads second line risk oversight for Americas Equity Derivatives, covering exotics, flow, and strategic products. This VP role evaluates risk-taking, challenges limits, and communicates risk profiles to senior management and regulators.

The position requires deep non-linear derivatives expertise, strong quantitative judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in market risk and derivatives.
• Strong communication with senior management and regulators.
• Demonstrated ability to influence risk decisions at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and challenge risk-taking through portfolio and transaction-level risk analysis.
• Identify emerging risks including concentrations, unhedged risks, and illiquidity pockets.
• Review risk measures such as Greeks, stress tests, and VaR; advise first-line traders.
• Collaborate on developing new risk measures and stress testing methodologies.
• Drive risk appetite sizing, limit setting, and threshold calibration across equity derivatives.
• Communicate findings to senior management and regulators clearly and timely.
• Support regulatory obligations including Volcker Rule and CCAR.
• Educate stakeholders through cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Quantitative risk analysis

Communication with senior stakeholders

Derivatives risk expertise

Job description

Madison-Davis, LLC, Americas Head of Equity Risk Office in New York, leads second line risk oversight for Americas Equity Derivatives, covering exotics, flow, and strategic products. This VP role evaluates risk-taking, challenges limits, and communicates risk profiles to senior management and regulators.

The position requires deep non-linear derivatives expertise, strong quantitative judgment, and the ability to influence outcomes across the organization.