Job Description
Senior Market Risk Manager – Fixed Income & Credit
London | Permanent | Senior Manager Level
A global financial services institution is looking for a Senior Market Risk Manager to cover its Fixed Income, FX, and Credit trading activities. The position sits within a central risk function that plays a critical role in safeguarding trading activity, shaping governance, and ensuring risk-taking remains within approved boundaries.
Responsibilities
* Oversee day-to-day risk across fixed income and credit trading desks, monitoring sensitivities, Value-at-Risk, stress tests, and scenario outcomes.
* Investigate significant risk drivers, portfolio shifts, or P&L movements, and ensure timely escalation of issues.
* Review and challenge the design and effectiveness of risk methodologies, including coverage of risks outside traditional models.
* Act as an independent control point for new products and structures, ensuring risks are clearly understood before adoption.
* Work with senior stakeholders on stress testing exercises, capital considerations, and broader governance processes.
* Track relevant macroeconomic and credit market events, assessing their impact on trading portfolios.
* Contribute to internal and regulatory reporting and participate actively in risk committees.
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