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VP Quant Market Risk job New York
$250K to $350K
VP Position
Major US Investment Bank
This position requires the candidate to support the market risk research and methodology group for this major US Investment Bank and is based in New York. The group is responsible for researching and maintaining the firm’s risk measures such as VaR and stress tests, as well as other models required for market risk management or regulatory purposes.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience in market risk management or quantitative modeling (for instance in Research or structured credit roles), with a particular focus on empirical applications. The candidate should hold or expect to receive a PhD in a quantitative field or have equivalent practical experience. Typical tasks may include:
• Development of econometric or PCA factor models of corporate credit spreads, equities or other markets
• Use of GARCH and other time series techniques to estimate time-varying volatility
• Analysis of large data sets and queries of large databases
• Development of scenarios and stress tests
• Some supervision of junior employees
A thorough understanding of financial markets and good communication skills are essential, while exposure to the evolving market risk regulatory environment would be an advantage.
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