Associate, Trading Risk & Reporting, Quant Trading Team

We are recruiting for a Risk Associate to expand our in-business Risk and Reporting control function for the global Quant Trading business. Quant Trading business covers a variety of trading desks across cash, derivatives, volatility trading and others. This role will cover both P&L reporting and Risk monitoring with direct interaction with trading desks, central Finance team and other control functions.

Overview

Department

Investment & Trading

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

London, United Kingdom, Western Europe

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Responsibilities

Responsible for daily monitoring and reporting of P&L and Risk, with commentaries of key drivers

Prepare trading performance reports and analyses for senior management

Contribute to the development of the trading risk management framework, drafting of risk policies and procedures for new and existing businesses, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements

Perform quantitative risk analysis on market risk (e.g. VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis), with insightful commentaries to traders and senior management

Set up and review trading limits systematically using scripting tools

Monitor funding risk and ensure integrity of balance sheet capital funding and usage

Work with trading desks to implement risk controls and ensure breaches are addressed on a timely basis and properly escalated

Contribute to enhancing the control environment, work with quant developers to build automated trading controls, scripts and dashboards to monitor trading positions and balances real-time

Requirements

Degree or above in a quantitative discipline, with professional qualification such as CPA, CFA, FRM an added advantage

Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience such as Product Control, Market Risk Management, Model Validation, with hands-on experience

Broad understanding of financial products, knowledge of crypto products is a plus

Proficient in Python and SQL

Strong analytical skills, detailed oriented

Hands-on, passionate about building, a product owner who can drive an initiative from start to finish

Passionate about cryptocurrency and blockchain