Market Risk Associate

Macquarie Bank Limited; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Learning & development

Job summary

Macquarie seeks an Associate in Houston to join the Market Risk team, focusing on approval of new products, businesses and trading strategies, and on calculating VaR and calibrating models.

You will monitor and report risk metrics to senior management, including the MD, while collaborating with global teams. The role requires strong communication with front office traders and back-office staff to ensure accurate risk representation and timely reporting.

Responsibilities

• Calculate VaR exposures and calibrate models.
• Monitor and report risk metrics daily to senior management.
• Provide risk approvals for new deals, products and business initiatives.

Job description

The Market Risk team plays a critical role in helping Macquarie understand, measure, and manage exposure to movements in stock prices, commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign exchange rates. Given the breadth and complexity of the products and businesses across the Group, the team operates in a dynamic environment where assessing and controlling risk is central to how Macquarie conducts business. Market Risk is responsible for establishing, monitoring, reporting on, and enforcing risk limits across trading activities, including the calculation of Value at Risk (VaR) exposures. The team partners closely with trading desks and the front office to ensure risks are identified, understood, and appropriately managed, while also providing risk approval for new deals, products, and business initiatives. Whether evaluating a complex derivative structure or a major business acquisition, Market Risk helps ensure that risks are thoroughly assessed and suitable controls and limits are in place before trading activity can begin. We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

As an Associate in our Houston office, you will join the Market Risk team and be involved in the approval of new products, businesses and trading strategies in addition to calculating VaR and calibrating the model. You will be directly responsible for monitoring and reporting risk metrics on a daily basis to senior management, including the Managing Director and, in doing so, you will gain exposure to a wide range of businesses and products, operating in a global environment with staff in Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York and Houston.

Effective interpersonal and presentation skills to foster strong relationships with clients and stakeholders across all levels will be necessary to interact regularly with the front office traders and ensure the market risks arising from day-to-day trading positions are fully understood and managed appropriately within the limit framework. You will use your ability to sustain high level of performance under pressure with short deadlines to liaise with back office and support staff to ensure that the trading systems adequately represent the risk profile of the trading books, and that risk numbers are reported in an accurate and timely manner.

What you offer

• Strong analytical ability and judgment will enable you to balance between being immersed in the detailed, day-to-day activity and problem-solving, versus managing higher level, longer term activities and objectives
• Strong MS Excel skills and being able to conceptualize, anticipate and articulate emerging issues to assess the appropriateness of mathematical derivative pricing models within the context of real-world market conditions will be imperative in this role.

Although we work flexibly here at Macquarie, this role will require 5 days/week in office.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About the Risk Management Group

Our Risk Management Group works as an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquarie’s material risks. We are a global team that aims to manage the risks of today and anticipate the risks of tomorrow. Our divisions include compliance, credit, financial crime risk, market risk, operational risk, aggregate risk and prudential, and central.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.
We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.