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JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of the job is to provide comprehensive market risk control & oversight of Global Markets function on a regular basis in compliance with Bank Policies, regulatory guidelines and financial market environment.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Generic Accountability

• Act in consonance with the Group’s vision and mission to facilitate the organizational objectives of growing stronger
• Ensure the achievement of the bank’s business plans by optimizing risk adjusted performance of Global Markets
• Provide an assurance to the GCRO through the Head of Market and Liquidity Risk that all material market risks pertaining to Global Markets have been identified & monitored and mitigation strategies put in place wherever required

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Act as the Lead for liaising with Global Markets (single point of contact) to ensure effective service delivery and its improvements.
• Ensure that all risk reports are reviewed, validated and explained before and after dissemination to stakeholders
• Perform Basel II calculations and reporting relating to Market Risk
• Ensure the oversight of desk level P&L for GM as prepared by product control
• Active participation in preparation of MIS for senior management and supporting head of market risk management for the same.
• Active stakeholder for all on-going projects pertaining to market risk oversight or impacting market risk reporting.
• Develop the methodology for PL explanation / attribution and create a reporting framework
• Perform stress testing in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Carry out product reviews and approvals

Job Context

• Work closely with several teams to achieve the role objective

o   Market Risk Analytics team for risk methodologies, market data etc.

o   Group Finance: Product control – active liaising to ensure the correct reflection of risk adjusted returns and accounting is aligned to risk practices

o   Middle office and Risk Control – for daily validation of market and static data, collateral, risk reports etc.

o   Enterprise Risk Management – for market risk capital and process involved around RWA calculations.

• Carry out process improvements using Murex as the key systems enabler.  

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Economics / Engineering or professional qualification like CA.
• Professional certification like FRM or CFA would be an added advantage

Minimum Experience

• 10 years’ relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 7/8 years in similar positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities in the Market Risk, ALM or Treasury function.

Other essential requirements

• Experience of having extensively worked on Murex platform for market risk management.
• Knowledge of financial markets and multiple assets classes (Fx, fixed income, equities, commodities)
• Ability to work accurately under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Strong inter-personal skills in order to interact confidently with senior management