Keyrock is hiring a
Market Risk Analyst in United Kingdom

Summary

Keyrock is a leading European fintech company with over 170 employees specializing in algorithmic trading technology in the digital asset space. They are looking for a Market Risk Analyst to support the Head of Risk in managing the company’s risk framework and control processes across market, credit and operational risk.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in market risk management or a similar role with transferable skills
• Knowledge and understanding of financial products including spot and derivative instruments and their risk/reward tradeoffs
• Strong understanding of market risk measures, metrics, concepts, and methodologies: VaR, CVaR (ES), stress testing, option greeks
• Knowledge and experience of some (or all) of the following service lines; market making, OTC trading, proprietary trading
• Practical and commercial approach to problem solving combined with a control mindset
• Ability to present and communicate (written and verbally) complex information and concepts to internal stakeholders and senior management
• Desire and ability to collaborate effectively with other teams and departments and levels of seniority

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Risk in implementing the global risk management strategy for the organization
• Help strengthen the company’s risk culture by promoting risk management best practices
• Adopt a model of continuous improvement to allow the organization to refine risk management processes, enhance controls, and embrace new methods and technologies to stay ahead of potential risks
• Horizon scan to increase awareness of the potential risks affecting the business
• Compile reports, summaries, and presentations to communicate risk findings to internal stakeholders and escalate to senior management significant risk exposures and risk limit utilisation
• Work closely with key stakeholders to understand the business requirements for projects and develop effective working relationships during project implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in PYTHON, R, SQL is a plus
• Experience of analyzing credit data and company financial statements is a plus
• Understanding of exchanges, clearing houses, initial & variation margin is a plus

Benefits

• A competitive salary package and benefits package
• Complete autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely
• A ton of fun in a thriving and multicultural environment, with colleagues enjoying regular team building activities