Junior Market Risk Associate

Macquarie Global Services • Houston, TX, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Join our Market Risk team and be a part of a group responsible for setting, monitoring, reporting, and enforcing risk limits across all trading areas as well as calculating our Value-at-Risk (VaR) exposures covering all trading businesses. 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.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 34 markets and with 55 years of unbroken profitability. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

As an Associate in our Houston office, you will be involved in the approval of new products, businesses, and trading strategies. Monitoring and reporting risk metrics regularly to senior management, you will gain exposure to a wide range of businesses and products in a global environment. Liaising with back office and support staff, you will ensure that trading systems adequately represent the risk profile of the trading books, and that risk numbers are reported in an accurate and timely manner. You will foster strong relationships with clients and stakeholders across all levels and interact regularly with the front office traders to ensure the market risks arising from day-to-day trading positions are fully understood and managed appropriately within the limit framework.

What you offer

Bachelor's degree required.
Effective interpersonal and presentation skills coupled with excellent analytical skills.
Ability to balance detailed day-to-day activities and higher-level, longer-term activities and objectives.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to assess mathematical derivative pricing models within the context of real-world market conditions.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

About the Risk Management Group

In our Risk Management Group, you will be part of an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquarie's material risks. Our divisions include Compliance, Credit, Financial Crime Risk, Internal Audit, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Prudential Risk, and Risk Management Group Central.

Benefits

Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
One wellbeing leave day per year and minimum 25 days of annual leave.
Primary caregivers are eligible for 20 weeks paid leave along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers.
Paid volunteer leave and donation matching.
Range of benefits to support your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services.
Recognition and service awards.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. As an inclusive employer, Macquarie does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race (including color and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief.

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