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JOB PURPOSE:
This role is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the Market Risk Middle Office function under the aegis of Head of Market Risk Management in compliance with Bank Policies and regulatory guidelines.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Generic Accountability
Act in consonance with the Group\'s vision and mission to facilitate the organizational objectives of growing stronger
Ensure the achievement of the bank\'s business plans by optimizing risk adjusted performance of Global Markets
Provide an assurance to the GCRO through the Head of Market and Liquidity Risk and Head of Market Risk Management that all processes pertaining to Collateral Management, Market Risk Capital & Clients Valuation Services for Global Markets have been identified & monitored with proper controls in place to mitigate Operational Risks.
Job Specific Accountabilities
Manage the Market risk Middle Office processes that fulfil the mission and strategic goals of mitigating the market risks of the Bank.
Monitor Collateral Management process performed by the team, which includes validation of margin calls, seeking margin from counterparties and responding to their margin calls in a timely manner.
Ensure that the collateral management team send the valuation statements to all customers as per agreements in the legal documentation.
Providing feedback on market risk related points covered through ISDA/CSA/GMRA and ISDA-SIMM agreements that comes for review.
Ensure all collateral disputes are resolved in reasonable time.
Perform regular review and analysis of collateral profile (e.g. per counterparty, per business \xe2\x80\xa6) to help the business optimise the collateral posting.
Managing the market risk capital process as defined by the local regulations, ensuring the capital system is up to date for any regulatory changes required. Coordinating with various stakeholder for the market risk capital process completion.
Review and analyse market risk capital per business line to identify trends and propose optimisation initiatives.
Ensure the business operates within the approved bank policy.
Ensure all regulatory reporting is performed in timely manner.
Ownership of projects pertaining to Collateral Management and Market risk capital.
Job Context
Work closely with several teams to achieve the role objective
Market Risk Control and Oversight - for daily validation of market and static data, collateral, risk reports etc.
Market Risk Analytics team for valuation/risk methodologies, market data etc.
Group Finance: Product control - active liaising to ensure the correct reflection of risk adjusted returns and accounting is aligned to risk practices
Group Finance: Active coordination for finalisation of market risk related financial notes
Group IT: Coordinating with different IT teams for implementation and development of projects related to Middle office and Market risk capital
Carry out process improvements using Murex as the key systems enabler.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification
Master\'s degree in Finance or Economics.
Professional certification like FRM or CFA would be an added advantage
Minimum Experience
10+ years\' relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 5 years in similar positions in the Market Risk or Treasury Risk function.
Other essential requirements
Experience of working on Murex platform for market risk management and other renowned treasury platforms.
Sound experience of working on financial platforms like Bloomberg, Reuters.
Knowledge of financial markets and multiple assets classes (FX, fixed income, equities, commodities and Options)
Detailed knowledge of Collateral Management function (Variation Margin, Initial Margin. ,\xe2\x80\xa6) including the regulatory guidelines
Ability to work accurately under pressure to tight deadlines.
Strong inter-personal skills in order to interact confidently with senior management