The role
Independent oversight of trading risk across desks and asset classes, with the mandate to challenge positions. The role reports outside the trading line.
What the work involves
- Monitor exposure and limit usage across desks in real time
- Analyse stress scenarios and tail risk
- Escalate and challenge positions that breach the framework
- Improve risk reporting and the metrics behind it
What firms look for
- Quantitative degree and fluency with risk measures
- Experience in market risk at a trading firm, bank or fund
- Python and SQL for analysis
- Understanding of derivatives and their greeks
- Willingness to be the person who says no
This description is written by QuantStep from what the role involves, and is not the firm's own posting. Applications go to Flow Traders directly — QuantStep is not the employer, does not receive applications and is not a recruiter. Requirements, compensation and availability are the firm's to state, so check the posting before applying.