Senior Risk Officer, Switzerland

Acting as a senior member of Risk Team which monitor market and liquidity risk for all trading in the compan

• 5+ years’ experience of trading ideally including 3 years’ experience in risk management
• Hands-on experience of building risk tools
• Strong educational background with degree in physics,engineering or maths with minimum 2:1 grade.

You will:

• Monitor trader limits, fund limits, stop losses, drawdowns, scenarios, etc
• Ensure that risk reporting requirements are met
• Ensure ongoing correct modelling of all products in risk systems and set up modelling for new products as required
• Liaise with counterparties on margins for derivatives

· Standard hours will be 8am to 6pm with other such hours as are necessary to fulfil the role.

· Must be flexible enough to accommodate liaison with overseas offices (including ad hoc travel).

PERSON SPECIFICATION

TECHINICAL/BUSINESS SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

• Good financial product knowledge
• Good market knowledge
• Risk management systems knowledge
• Strong IT Skills - VBA, C++, Excel
• RiskMetrics experience
• VBA
• SQL
• Strong analytical skills
• Good communication skills. Excellent written and spoken English
• Hardworking and able to work independently
• Self-sufficient
• Team player and very proactive