Market Risk Manager - Securitized Products - Selby Jennings

A leading Investment Bank located here in NYC is looking to hire an VP/Director level candidate to their Market Risk team to help cover their brand new Securitized Products trading business.

This bank is just building out their Securitized Products trading business in the US and are looking to hire their first Market Risk manager to help shape the new risk framework. This is a high visibility role reporting directly into the US Head of Market Risk and will help build the risk framework from scratch. The hired individual will communicate changes in VaR and risk metrics to the traders in relation to Agency & Non-Agency MBS, CMBS, CLOs, and other fixed income products.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 5+ years of experience in Market Risk with experience covering a Securitized Products business, and have in depth knowledge on mortgage and structured products markets.

Responsibilities:

• Engage directly with traders to explain daily changes and drivers in VaR and P&L
• Develop a brand new risk framework for Securitized Products from scratch
• Work closely with traders to assess and monitor limit breaches
• Work with engineering, model risk, and market risk analytics on developing new market risk models for the US Securitized Products trading business
• Develop and enhance portfolio risk analysis and stress testing
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis on changes within the portfolio and report them to traders and senior management

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in a Market Risk Function covering securitized products
• Prior experience working with Securitized Products (ABS, CLO, RMBS, CMBS)
• Strong understanding of basic market risk principles - VaR, Stress Testing, Scenario Design, Risk Frameworks, and risk sensitivities
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with a fast-paced trade floor environment