Senior Lead Market Risk Officer managing counterparty credit risk in Prime Services and Futures Commission Merchant. Providing oversight and analysis to ensure margining and risk evaluation for market stability.
Responsibilities
Provide independent oversight of counterparty risk across Prime Services and FCM (Futures Commission Merchant) activities, including futures, cleared swaps, and exchange‑traded derivatives.
Partner with the clearing business and operations, prime services business, liquidity management, and sales teams to understand business strategies and key risk drivers.
Review and advise on risk‑taking decisions, margin practices, client onboarding, and exposure management.
Define and present FCM and Prime Services risk metrics—such as VaR, stress testing, and liquidity risk measures—to senior leadership and risk committees.
Support regulatory examinations and internal audits through preparation of documentation, detailed analysis, and formal responses.
Maintain and enhance risk governance frameworks, reporting processes, and procedures across client clearing businesses.
Lead enhancements to counterparty credit risk methodologies, including exposure modeling, margin analysis (SPAN, VaR‑based, and CCP methodologies), and stress‑testing frameworks.
Identify emerging market, liquidity, and concentration risks and escalate them through appropriate governance channels.
Represent Prime Services and FCM Risk in enterprise risk forums, model governance reviews, stress‑testing working groups, and new product approval processes.
Partner with technology and data teams to strengthen exposure analytics, reporting capabilities, and data quality supporting cleared derivatives risk management.
Lead and coordinate risk engagement during market stress events, ensuring timely exposure assessment, escalation, and senior‑level communication.
Mentor and guide junior risk officers, contributing to team development and strengthening overall risk culture within ECRM.
Requirements
7+ years of market risk, Capital Markets, securities industry, trading, or interest rate risk experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Strong understanding of futures markets, CCP risk frameworks, SPAN margining, FINRA requirements, and derivatives lifecycle processes.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret, evaluate, and challenge risk models, stress‑testing methodologies, and margin frameworks.
Experience managing counterparty risk for clearing businesses, including FCM, prime brokerage, or market-maker clearing.
Familiarity with third‑party risk management systems.
Knowledge of RCSA (Risk and Control Self‑Assessment) frameworks.
Benefits
Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement
Job title
Senior Lead Market Risk Officer – Prime Services, Futures Commission Merchant Risk Management
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