Senior FX Risk & Market Oversight Leader

Brown Brothers Harriman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is seeking an FX Risk Manager in New York. You will provide independent oversight of market and liquidity risk arising from the bank's FX trading activities and serve as a senior risk partner to the FX business.

The role requires deep knowledge of FX markets, risk measurement methodologies, and regulatory expectations for a US banking organization with a global client base. You will lead risk analytics, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Treasury,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline; advanced degree or professional qualification desirable
• 10–15+ years of relevant experience in financial markets, market risk, trading, quantitative risk, or a closely related discipline
• Experience in a front office risk or control function within the financial services industry

Responsibilities

• Provide independent risk oversight of the FX trading desk
• Establish, maintain, and evolve quantitative techniques and risk methodologies to measure market and volatility risk
• Build and maintain a team of risk professionals capable of operating independently from the business
• Oversee risk reporting and analysis for executive oversight bodies
• Develop increasingly efficient approaches to daily risk oversight for BBH’s FX business
• Serve as a senior point of contact between the FX department and Treasury, Credit Risk, Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Model Risk
• Establish, maintain, and enhance P&L analytical tools
• Help determine appropriate actions to resolve risk events arising within FX or other areas
• Assess risks associated with new FX products and services

Skills

Quantitative risk

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Qlik

Spotfire

Sisense

Job description

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is seeking an FX Risk Manager in New York. You will provide independent oversight of market and liquidity risk arising from the bank's FX trading activities and serve as a senior risk partner to the FX business.

The role requires deep knowledge of FX markets, risk measurement methodologies, and regulatory expectations for a US banking organization with a global client base. You will lead risk analytics, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Treasury,