Counterparty and Market Risk - Product Analyst (VP)
- Location London
- Job type Contract
- Salary Market related
- Discipline Financial Services
- Reference J91427
VP Level Product Analyst – Risk Platforms (Counterparty, Market & Credit Risk)
We are looking for multiple temporary Vice President level Product Analysts to support enhancements across our clients risk systems, covering counterparty credit, market risk, and credit risk.
These roles involve turning regulatory expectations and business priorities into practical system features, collaborating closely with risk, technology, and compliance teams.
Multiple opportunities exist across the bank’s risk functions, highlighting the wide-ranging nature of risk management initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Convert business and regulatory requirements into clear product specifications and actionable user stories for risk platforms.
- Develop and enhance analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools to support counterparty credit, market risk, and credit risk, including exposure tracking, CVA, VaR, stress testing, and portfolio monitoring.
- Ensure risk platforms comply with regulatory frameworks (ECB CRR/CRD, Basel III/IV, EMIR, IFRS 9) and internal governance policies.
- Work closely with credit teams, risk managers, modelers, technology specialists, and compliance to gather requirements and confirm solutions meet business needs.
- Participate in agile delivery practices, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, testing, and implementation of system improvements.
- Prepare materials for regulatory and internal governance reviews, including ECB supervisory examinations, ICAAP, and SREP.
- Keep abreast of regulatory changes and industry trends to guide system upgrades and product strategy.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline preferred.
- 5–10 years’ experience in risk management, credit risk, market risk, or risk technology within a banking or financial institution.
- Strong understanding of credit lifecycle, counterparty and market risk, exposure measurement, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Practical experience with agile delivery methods and risk platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Moody’s, Murex, Python, SQL).
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in ECB-supervised institutions or equivalent regulatory environments is a plus.
Summary:
These roles reflect the bank’s comprehensive risk management strategy, with several VP-level product analysts embedded across risk teams to deliver platform enhancements.
Candidates will combine regulatory knowledge, technical skills, and business insight to strengthen the bank’s risk measurement, reporting, and governance capabilities.