Securities Services - Exposure Management - Associate

Be part of the in-business risk management team supporting a global leader in Securities Services. You will develop your knowledge of financial markets and risk management of the trading book while supporting a safe and efficient risk balance of the business for its institutional clients.
As an associate in the Global Exposure Management, you will play a critical role in overseeing and analyzing exposures for the Securities Services group, with a primary focus on the North America Agency Securities Financing business. You’ll work closely with the trading desks to ensure risk remains in the approved framework, while optimizing economic efficiency, and ensuring effective communication with management and risk teams.
Job responsibilities
• Perform daily monitoring and analysis of trading desk exposures, significant movements, risk limit utilization and stress results.
• Monitor market developments and help assess their potential impact on desk activities and exposures.
• Review and analyse proposed transactions, including understanding the key risks and exposure implications.
• Prepare and enhance risk and exposure reporting for the broader team and senior stakeholders.
• Manage projects and process improvements related to exposure monitoring, reporting, data quality and risk management.
• Work closely with Trading Desks, Product teams, Quant Research, Credit Risk Officers, Market Risk Officers, Product Development and Technology.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or Mathematics; Top Tier College or University a plus.
• Basic knowledge of equity or fixed income securities markets and how these instruments are impacted by various market factors.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve, process large amounts of data efficiently, and understand the context and implications of the work.
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills; ability to program (e.g., Python, VBA, R, SQL, or Java) a plus.
• Good relationship building, presentation, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, meet challenging deadlines, and work well in a team environment.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Experience with exposure management or risk/reward analysis in a financial services environment.
• Familiarity with securities lending, repo transactions or derivatives or Money Market products.
• Ability to create actionable insights and drive process improvements.
• Experience working with cross-functional and global teams.