Head of Market Risk Quants (Chicago)
The FISER Group
Leading global financial institution expanding its Market Risk Quantitative Analytics leadership team in Chicago , seeking a Managing Director to lead the local Market Risk Quant function and play a key role in the firm's global risk strategy. This is a high-impact opportunity spanning FRTB, VaR, stress testing, regulatory capital and next-generation risk technology.
The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.
Location: Chicago (3/4 days per week). Relocation package available
Key responsibilities
- Lead the Chicago Market Risk Quantitative Analytics function, providing technical direction, mentorship and local leadership.
- Drive strategic market-risk initiatives across FRTB, VaR, stress testing, regulatory capital and model development.
- Lead the development, enhancement and performance monitoring of complex market-risk models and analytics.
- Shape quantitative priorities and challenge model development, validation and implementation approaches.
- Partner closely with Front Office, Global Markets Risk, Technology, Model Risk and senior management.
- Lead regulatory engagement and support major model submissions, examinations and remediation initiatives.
- Drive innovation, automation and the implementation of next-generation risk analytics and technology.
- Build strong relationships across the global analytics organisation and provide senior-level leadership in Chicago.
Skills & experience
- 10+ years' experience in market risk, quantitative risk modelling or a closely related discipline.
- Proven leadership/management experience, ideally at Director/MD level.
- Strong expertise in VaR, statistical modelling, stress testing and market-risk capital.
- Strong FRTB experience, particularly IMA and/or SA.
- Deep derivatives knowledge; commodities experience highly desirable.
- Strong quantitative programming/Python experience and a track record of translating models into production technology.
- Experience leading major strategic or regulatory initiatives and working with senior stakeholders and regulators. xhyhwjd
- Exceptional communication, influencing and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide technical leadership across a complex organisation.
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