Post-Trade Clearing & Risk Analyst

CME Group

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 117,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) + pension

Education reimbursement

Paid time off

Mental health benefit

Job summary

CME Group’s Clearing Post-Trade Services and Risk team oversees daily trade processing for futures, options, and OTC derivatives, ensuring timely clearing and strong risk controls. The Analyst will monitor risk for Event Contracts over the weekend and aid the launch of US Treasury/Repo clearing during the week.

Requirements include a Finance/Economics background, 1–2 years in derivatives/clearing, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

MS/BS in Finance, Economics, or related field.
1–2 years prior work experience with listed derivatives, Treasury Securities, Repo markets, or OTC products at a clearing house, FCM, or trading firm.
Securities clearing and Operational Risk management experience preferred.
Strong experience in Excel (or Google Sheets) including pivot tables, vlookups, and macros.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide support to clearing member firms, customers and business partners on CME Group’s product offering and clearing systems.
Mitigate customer impactful events through escalation to management and troubleshoot with technology teams to deliver fixes in a timely manner within SLAs.
Drive improvements in risk management practices and contribute to the Clearing House’s operational risk framework.
Work globally with teammates on new initiatives and projects.