Junior Market Risk Controller (m|f|x) Zürich

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Responsible for independent risk control function for all trading activities globally.

Tasks

• Development of the current risk models and risk framework and their adaptation to the changing needs of the Front / Trading units
• Daily reporting of market risk
• Close communication and collaboration with management on trading risk related aspects
• Assessing new products in the new product approval process
• Review and assessment of trading positions and hedging strategies
• Development and maintenance of the market risk control IT applications
• Engaging in regulatory projects, projects in the Trading space and group-wide projects

Profile / Your qualification / Your personality

• Higher university degree (or similar) in a quantitative area (Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance)
• Several years of experience in the trading environment (market risk, valuation control, model validation or trading)
• Experience in front trading applications like Front Arena, Murex etc.
• Able to work on own initiative, willing to take responsibility
• Team-oriented, able to motivate highly qualified, technically minded staff
• Good communication skills up to senior management level
• Very strong analytical skills, ability to assess the full scope of a problem
• Deep knowledge of financial markets, products and their representation in trading systems

Contact

Joachim Dachauer

Human Resources Manager

Location

Bahnhofstrasse 36, CH-8010 Zürich