The Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

The bank's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. The bank acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world.

The bank's approach to risk management is long-standing. Strong risk management practices are embedded in business unit management with central oversight of credit, market, funding, compliance and operational risk. These, together with committed, quality staff are key drivers of the banks success.

The role:
Market Risk is concerned with measuring and limiting the bank's exposure to adverse movements in market rates - stock prices, commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign exchange rates. Due to the diversity and complexity of the products that the bank trades, this is a constantly challenging responsibility, but one that is pivotal to the banks way of doing business.

On a daily basis, Market Risk is responsible for setting, monitoring, reporting and enforcing risk limits across all the trading areas of the Group. In addition, Market Risk approval is required on all new deals and products prior to trading. Whether it is an innovative exotic derivative structure, or the purchase of an entire trading business, Market Risk analysts work closely with the front office to ensure that the risks arising from the new venture are fully understood, and adequately constrained.

Responsibilities:
-Be involved in the approval of new products, businesses and trading strategies. Be directly responsible for monitoring and reporting risk metrics on a daily basis to senior management, including the Managing Director. In doing so, you will gain exposure to a wide range of businesses and products from around the globe.
-Interact constantly with the front office traders to ensure that the market risks arising from day-to-day trading positions are fully understood and managed appropriately within the limit framework.
-Liaise with back office and support staff to ensure that the trading systems adequately represent the risk profile of the trading books, and that risk numbers are reported in an accurate and timely manner.
-Be immersed in the global financial markets. Understanding what drives financial markets and keeping abreast of market news and trends is vital part of understanding and identifying potential risks.
-Assess the appropriateness of mathematical derivative pricing models within the context of real-world market conditions.
-Operate in a global environment with staff in Sydney, Hong Kong, London and Houston.

Ideal Profile:
-Mcs degree in Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Economics,
-Significant experience in Market Risk, preferably with exposure to US energy markets gained within a dynamic international bank,
-Strong analytical ability and judgment,
-Proven ability to balance the need to switch between being immersed detailed day to day activity and problem-solving versus managing higher level longer term activities and objectives,
-Proven ability to sustain high level of performance under pressure with short deadlines etc.,
-Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills to build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders across all levels,
-Able to conceptualise, anticipate and articulate emerging issues,
-Effective presentation skills including strong written communication,
-Strong MS Excel and Access skills.

All resumes by mail.