Traded Market Risk Structured Credit Focus

London - Investment Banking

We are working with a leading international investment bank, seeking a Vice President to join its Traded Market Risk team in London. The role offers cross-asset exposure with a particular emphasis on credit and structured credit products.

London - Investment Banking

We are working with a leading international investment bank, seeking a Vice President to join its Traded Market Risk team in London. The role offers cross-asset exposure with a particular emphasis on credit and structured credit products.

• Identifying traded market risks across asset classes and ensuring they are managed and mitigated in line with regulatory guidelines and internal risk policies, standards and procedures.

• Providing independent risk oversight of trading activity, supporting and challenging the front office on both existing positions and new transactions.

• Assisting with the traded market risk approval process for new or complex trades, including structures in credit and structured credit (for example CLOs, securitisations, repacks or illiquid financings).

• Analysing traded market risk exposures across desks in Fixed Income, Credit, FX, Equity Derivatives and XVA, and highlighting key concentrations, limit usage and stress results.

• Developing and enhancing traded market risk dashboards, aggregated risk reports and other management information for senior management, risk committees and regulators.

• Extensive experience in a traded market risk role within an investment banking environment.

• Strong knowledge of market risk concepts (sensitivities, VaR, stress testing, risk appetite and limits) applied across multiple asset classes, ideally including exposure to structured credit.

• In-depth understanding of at least some of: Fixed Income, Credit, FX, Equity Derivatives and XVA, with the ability to quickly get up to speed on new products.

• Demonstrable ability to identify key risk issues, form an independent view and escalate appropriately.

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Engineering, Economics, Science or Mathematics.

If you meet the above set criteria, please apply or send a copy of your CV to

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