Market Risk Consultant Murex/Financial Markets

Job Summary

The Market Risk Consultant will support market risk management, valuation, risk analytics, and regulatory initiatives across financial markets and trading businesses. This role requires strong expertise in capital markets products, market risk methodologies, and hands-on experience with the Murex MX.3 platform. The consultant will collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Treasury, Quantitative Analytics, Technology, and Operations teams to enhance risk management capabilities and support strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and enhance market risk frameworks, including Value at Risk (VaR), sensitivity analysis, and other risk measurement methodologies.

• Monitor, analyze, and report market risk exposures across trading portfolios.

• Identify, assess, and escalate market risk issues and potential exposures.

• Utilize the Murex MX.3 platform to support market risk processes and business requirements.

• Support configuration, testing, maintenance, and enhancement of Murex market risk modules.

• Collaborate with technology teams to support system integrations, platform upgrades, issue resolution, and process improvements.

• Participate in System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and validation activities for Murex implementations and enhancements.

• Analyze pricing, valuation, sensitivities, and hedging impacts across financial products and trading portfolios.

• Support exposure analysis, risk reporting, and model validation initiatives.

• Partner with Front Office, Trading, Market Risk, Treasury, Quantitative Analytics, Technology, and Operations teams to support business objectives.

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.

• Facilitate workshops and provide subject matter expertise for market risk and risk technology initiatives.

• Support regulatory, audit, and governance activities related to market risk management.

• Contribute to process improvements, risk reporting enhancements, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in Market Risk, Capital Markets, Risk Management, or Risk Technology.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with the Murex MX.3 platform, specifically supporting Market Risk modules.

• Strong knowledge of capital markets products, financial instruments, and trade lifecycle processes.

• Experience with market risk methodologies, including Value at Risk (VaR), sensitivity analysis, and risk exposure management.

• Understanding of pricing, valuation, risk analytics, and hedging concepts across financial products.

• Experience gathering business requirements and developing functional specifications.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with business, risk, quantitative, and technology teams.

• Ability to work within the EST time zone.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulatory risk management initiatives within financial institutions.

• Experience with risk reporting, model validation, and risk analytics frameworks.

• Familiarity with financial derivatives, structured products, and fixed income instruments.

• Experience supporting Murex upgrades, enhancements, and implementation projects.

• Knowledge of market risk governance, controls, and compliance requirements.

• Experience working in large-scale banking, capital markets, or financial services environments.