About the job
Risk Manager (Global FinTech Brand, NYSE Listed)
We are seeking a high-caliber risk professional to spearhead our risk oversight function. You will serve as the primary architect of our defensive strategy, ensuring that market, credit, and liquidity risks are mitigated across a diverse portfolio. This role requires a decisive leader capable of balancing aggressive commercial growth with rigorous regulatory compliance and internal safety standards.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Oversight: Act as the principal owner for identifying and reporting critical risk concentrations in equities, fixed income, derivatives, and fund structures to the executive board.
- Credit & Margin Governance: Evaluate and authorize client credit facilities and margin thresholds, ensuring all exposure aligns with the firm’s defined risk tolerance.
- Framework Evolution: Modernize and maintain the firm’s risk infrastructure, including operational manuals and systems, to ensure full compliance with TH SEC regulatory standards.
- Product Analysis: Conduct deep-dive assessments of marginable assets, factoring in liquidity, correlation, and volatility, to provide data-driven recommendations for product eligibility.
- Active Risk Intervention: Monitor real-time exposures and exercise the mandate to trigger margin calls, freeze trading activity, or execute mandatory liquidations when risk limits are breached.
- Reporting & Stress Testing: Design and deliver comprehensive stress-testing scenarios and performance reports for risk committees, highlighting any breaches or systemic vulnerabilities.
- Loss Mitigation: Direct the recovery process for account deficits and bad debt, coordinating closely with
- Operations and Legal teams to minimize financial impact during market downturns.
- Regulatory Liaison: Serve as a focal point for internal audits and external inspections, managing all correspondence and inquiries from regulatory bodies.
Qualifications:
- Education: Academic background in Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- Professional Background: At least 5 years of seasoned experience in a risk capacity within a licensed brokerage or top-tier financial institution.
- Technical Proficiency: Comprehensive mastery of risk mechanics for complex instruments, including options, futures, and bonds, alongside a solid grasp of margin financing workflows.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional interpersonal abilities to manage stakeholders and solve complex operational hurdles under pressure.
Benefits:
- Join a dynamic and growing company with a strong commitment to innovation and employee development.
- Opportunity to contribute to the success of a leading player in financial markets.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Interested in this role? Drop us a line at info@salientgroup.com.au
