Market Risk Officer
London | High-Impact Role
Join a dynamic and fast-paced risk team where you'll play a key role in monitoring, analysing, and controlling market risk across a broad range of products. Reporting directly to the Head of Market & Counterparty Risk EMEA, this position offers strong visibility across trading desks, risk, and senior stakeholders.
What you'll be doing:
* Own the daily production, analysis, and certification of key market risk metrics (VaR, stress testing, sensitivities, P&L)
* Monitor risk limits, investigate breaches, and partner closely with Front Office and Risk teams
* Deliver insightful P&L analysis and support the sign-off process with traders
* Contribute to regulatory reporting, backtesting, and risk governance frameworks
* Build dashboards and reports for senior management, supporting key risk committees
* Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance and trading desks on risk and performance insights
What we're looking for:
* Strong quantitative background (Maths, Engineering, or similar)
* Experience in market risk, ideally across Rates, Credit, or Commodities
* Solid understanding of derivatives and financial markets
* Advanced Excel skills (VBA/SQL a strong plus)
* Analytical, detail-oriented, and confident engaging with front office stakeholders
Why apply?
This is a hands-on, high-visibility role offering direct interaction with trading teams and exposure to complex products in a well-established global platform.