Market Risk Senior Officer I - C14 - LONDON

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401159 - Market Risk Senior Officer I - C14

Job Title:   Risk Manager, Global Market Risk Model Governance, SVP

This role is an opportunity for a career move in market risk model governance at the heart of a global financial institution, to bring your skills in change management in an evolving regulatory environment with the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) Internal Model Approach (IMA) and FRTB Standardised Approach (SA) implementation.

Core to the role is leading in the development, implementation and management of risk model governance frameworks as well as assumptions limitations and weaknesses review methods, including a firmwide multi-functional interaction, coordination and communication, analysis and problem solving.

By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation, whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The role sits in the Market Risk Model Governance team within Citi’s Global Market Risk or GMR, the firm’s firmwide market risk management function.

The team’s focus includes:

• Leading in the development, implementation and management of model governance frameworks that includes Working Groups, for the review of model performance and model changes, etc..
• The creation and establishment of approaches for the review of assumptions, limitations and weaknesses (ALW) in the implementation of regulation like FRTB SA and FRTB IMA.

This role is for a dynamic self-starter that is keen to become an integral part and to fully engage in the design, creation, maintenance, implementation and running of market risk model governance framework in collaboration with other stakeholders at Citi, including Market Risk Managers, Model Risk Management, Market Risk Analytics, Finance etc. Project and change management skills are essential to underpin the organisation and coordination in relevant change programmes across businesses and regions, in which Citi operates.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities include supporting and management of multi-functional interaction for deliverables:

• With relevant Citi stakeholders like Model Risk Management, Market Risk Managers, Market Risk Analytics etc., as well, as outside experts for the design of a target state market risk model governance, compliant with relevant Regulatory requirements and, in particular, ‘Use Test’ requirements. Main focus is governance and oversight for:
  • model performance and coverage review, as well as
  • changes to models or new models with potential relevance to Regulatory notification.
• With Control and Internal Audit stakeholders to support ensuring credible challenge throughout the remediation process and validation of results in line with Citi’s Internal Audit requirements.
• To create / coordinate updates and notifications to Management and Senior Citi Risk forums but also to Citi Regulators.

What we’ll need from you

• Detailed internal risk model governance and regulatory management expertise, including FRTB SA and FRTB IMA, gained in Market Risk Management, Model Risk Management or product valuation specialisation or in regulatory market risk capital reporting, with First Line and/or Second Line experience or in an associated consulting role, risk model governance and quantitative risk exposure.
• In depth knowledge and understanding of relevant regulatory rulebooks, as they pertain to market risk, market risk models, e.g. current Basel IMA rulebook and upcoming FRTB SA and FRTB IMA.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; must be clear and articulate communicator.
• Ability to underpin change to business practices by working effectively across a global organisation.
• Self-starting and able to multitask and to prioritise.
• Change and project management capabilities are essential.
• An academic background in a technical discipline will greatly facilitate the role’s effectiveness in interactions with First Line and Second Line technical experts & specialists.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years relevant experience
• Degree in a Quantitative or Financial discipline
• Advanced knowledge of financial instruments, risk metrics and Market Risk Management • Advanced analytical, technical and quantitative skills • Expert knowledge of treasury, market risk and liquidity management and knowledge of secured financing, securitization, and derivative products • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive • Highly motivated, attention to detail, team oriented, organized • Developed presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging • Ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization • Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint) and SQL
• Programming/modeling experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Highlights of our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension
• On-site health services
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Paid parental leave
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

Citi also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together. We are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural, Families Matter, and Women affinity networks that are run by and for, Citi colleagues; providing them with the support they need in their personal and professional journeys and supplying them with the tools to help educate colleagues on all things related to each network to help us work better together. 

Sound like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to join the world’s most global bank and discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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