Risk Manager (Senior)

The profile
Looking for more challenge, increased freedom and wanting to work with industry leading strategies? We are currently looking for an ambitious and experienced Risk Manager to lead the risk team in the Amsterdam Headquarters.

• Oversight of daily production of market risk reports covering the equity derivatives business. This includes the affiliates outside The Netherlands and substantial interaction with traders. 
• Advising senior management of risk concentrations, haircut violations, unusual trades and exceptional P&L swings. 
• Liaison with external audit and regulators, as well as internal discussions on new products and processes 
• Significant contribution to ongoing development and refinement of our clients risk management methodology. 
• Supporting the continued development of the internal risk management system, being involved in specifying requirements, working with IT development staff, system-testing, and implementation of the final product. 
• Implementing and monitoring policies and procedures around risk limits, operational risk issues and risk model validation. 
• Products worked with will include European and Asian equity derivatives.

The requirements

• Master’s Degree or higher level in Mathematics, Statistics or Financial Engineering 
• >7 years proven track record in market risk analysis
• You will need to have excellent risk skills, and experience in analyzing market risk, ideally in both equity derivatives and Algo trading
• Professional qualifications such as FRM and CFA help
• An excellent understanding of the market risk sector, specifically from an equity derivatives perspective. (Preferable been working for a clearing bank or another market maker)
• Good knowledge of a wide range of derivatives products, including Algo
• Outstanding communication and analytical skills
• Knowledge of scenarios/stress testing, sensitivities/Greeks, etc…
• Excellent Excel skills, preferably VBA programming skills as well as SQL and C++ where possible 
• Knowledge of Bloomberg and data feeds
• Understanding of modeling
• As a Riskmanager is a team player, who shares information and ideas widely within the group, the candidate has to be creative, innovative and demonstrating smart risk management (self starter) 
• He/she has to be self-confident and assertive to be able to discuss risk issues appropriately at all levels (with traders, senior traders and senior management)

The offer 

The company offers an exciting opportunity for the right professional to take their career to the next level and be rewarded with a very competitive remuneration package. With a strategy of market leadership the company places a key emphasis on recruiting top talent, investing in cutting edge technology, and being the best place to work.

Interested?

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