EQUITY MARKET RISK ANALYST

As a Barclays Equity Market Risk Analyst you will be part of Barclays Risk. In this role it is mandated by the Barclays Board with the overall management and oversight of risk management practices group wide. You will be responsible for all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We’re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances 

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

•     Engaging in managing market risk for the US Equity business – review exposures against limits, sign off on key risk metrics, monitor portfolio and escalate appropriately to senior management

•     Designing, performing and presenting ad-hoc scenario/regression analysis on Equity products to understand key risks and facilitate effective decision making

•     Creating, maintaining and automating market analytic dashboards and reports

•     Facilitating trade sanctioning via performing quantitative and qualitative pre-trade and post-trade analysis

•     Collaborating with development teams to ensure accurate integration of new risks onto existing systems and control framework

•     Supporting infrastructure upgrades/developments

•     Liaising with trading, technology leads, program management and quantitative analystics

•     Working in collaboration with business partners to build long lasting relationships and deliver high quality services to our clients

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

•     Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or related quantitative field

•     Hands-on abilities with analytical software to manage data, conduct analysis, and report results 

•     Established understanding of equity derivatives pricing

•     Understanding of Excel/SQL/Python/programming algorithms to build ad-hoc reporting and analysis tools

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

•     Experience in managing loss forecasting and/or stress testing functions within a financial services organization

•     Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a highly productive team

•     Ability to take initiative, multitask, pay attention to detail and apply critical thinking to solve complex problems

•     Ability to comprehend, reinterpret and communicate intricate ideas to different types of audiences

WHERE WILL YOU BE WORKING?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

Because this position involves regular in-person contact with other employees and stakeholders, the Company requires proof of vaccination against COVID-19. As an equal opportunity employer, the company will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and a local law.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.