Lead the Lisbon Prime Brokerage Risk Team and Manage client financing risk.

Description

Managing and training the team in Lisbon, while ensuring that they work as desk extension of the NYC team;

Daily client portfolio exposure management and report major swings, escalating concerns to management;

Validating daily margin calls and reviewing client requests for collateral movements;

Assist in developing margin and pricing proposals for new and existing clients;

Manage and execute ad hoc projects for the desks;

Client communications (client specific financing solutions, explaining margin methodology);

Development and back-testing of margin methodologies;

Liaising with and directing IT on implementation of margin methodologies;

Designing and implementing client-friendly and internal margin reports;

Designing risk monitoring framework;

Working with IT to enhance front office risk system applications;

Reporting of significant risk exposures to senior management.

Profile

Graduate degree in mathematics or engineering with strong analytical skills. Knowledge of finance(preferred);

6 years minimum exposure to financial markets and risk analytics;

Experience in team management;

Fluency in English is mandatory (only applications in English will be considered);

Excellent communication skills and initiative to engage with teams spread across regions;

Confident and able to deal with senior managers & cross cultural teams;

Willingness to work flexible/ late hours, i.e., New York based schedule;

Ability and agility to work under pressure;

Understanding of various risk concepts (VaR, liquidity, concentration, risk exposures of different asset classes including derivatives);

Experience with risk systems;

Team Player;

Working experience with programming languages;

Attention to detail.

Job Offer

Senior Front Office role with global exposure and team leadership.