13 Oct
Jefferies
London
Job description
Role
The role is for a Market Risk Manager to join the JIL Fixed Income Market Risk team, based in London and responsible for monitoring and measuring market risk according to the Risk Policies and the overarching Risk Management Framework and in compliance with the Risk Appetite Statements of the Board.
The team sits on the trading floor and interacts with Front Office daily.
The day to day job includes defining risk appetite and limits, discussing with Trading to understand and challenge positions, communicating with senior management on market developments, risks and PNL, providing inputs into new business initiatives, and overall providing expertise to the rest of the firm on market risk-related topics.
The role would initially be focused on European Securitised Markets, including Asset Backed Securities and Collateralised Loan Obligations, but with the view to expand to other areas of the Fixed Income business, particularly CEEMEA Emerging Markets.
The ideal candidate would have worked across different areas of Fixed Income risk, ideally with some experience of Securitization, and would be open to having a broad remit as opposed to specialising in just one area.
The role will report into the JIL Head of Fixed Income Market Risk.
The JIL Risk Management department is overseen by the JIL Chief Risk Officer. The team works closely with the Jefferies GmbH Risk Management team based in Frankfurt and with the Risk team in New York.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and risk manage the relevant Fixed Income portfolios in accordance with JIL and Group risk policies & procedures;
- Ensure that market risks arising from the relevant JIL Fixed Income portfolios are identified, understood, captured, reported,
escalated as required and managed within risk appetite;
- Advise management in the definition and refinement of an appropriate market risk control framework, including the ongoing review and improvement of the risk appetite framework, as well as the Firm’s approach to stress testing and scenario definition;
- Perform deep dive analyses on products, trading and hedging strategies and to develop risk frameworks for new products
- Test and onboard new risk technologies;
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
- Educated to degree level ideally in a quantitative or finance-related discipline with good analytical skills;
- to years experience as a market risk manager for a financial institution;
- Understanding of fixed income products with particular emphasis on emerging markets, credit and securitised products, specifically MBS, CLO and CLO warehouses;
- Track record of working successfully with traders and analysts and communicating effectively with senior management; Ability to engage with, influence and obtain support from a broad range of stakeholders, someone who can challenge and partner with the desk to add value to the business;
- High level of awareness of market standards for risk management and control, including hands-on practical experience;
- Excellent oral and written communication;
- Strong quantitative skills;
- Coding experience would be a plus;
- Highly motivated individual with a passion for continued individual learning / personal development.
- Experience using Intex would be a plus.
LI-PS
▶️ Fixed Income Market Risk Manager (Emerging Markets/ Securitization)
🖊️ Jefferies
📍 London