Associate Market Risk Quant

at  Standard Chartered

JOB SUMMARY

This is a quant role within the Market Risk Analytics team (MRA). MRA is responsible for the design and implementation of all Market Risk models and methodologies within SCB. The main Market Risk models are Value at Risk (VaR), Risk not in VaR (RNIV), and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) models. These models are used for internal risk management and capital computation.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• EDUCATION At least MSc in mathematics, physics, finance o engineering. PhD preferred
• TRAINING 3-5 years experience in a quantitative role preferably in finance
• LANGUAGES English
• Mathematics
• Financial engineering
• Model analysis and testing
• Technical documentation
• Coding in Python, Haskel, C++

ABOUT STANDARD CHARTERED

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

• Contribute to the development of market risk models used for regulatory capital and risk management, including definition of model methodology, model implementation, model testing and model documentation.
• Contribute to the development and analysis of the VaR model, of RNIV models and of FRTB models
• Analyse key model performance metrics such as hypothetical backtesting and P&L attribution test (PLAT).
• Support risk managers in all queries related to VaR and other portfolio risk metrics
• Test production systems for VaR model changes, system migrations and new products
• Liaise with key business stakeholders on Market Risk Model changes
• Understand local and global regulatory requirements and be aware of market environment / practices that will impact portfolio risk metrics.
• Support the business through the development and maintenance of business decision models for market and traded credit risk.
• Ensure that accurate market risk measurement techniques are maintained and developed in a timely manner, reflecting material risks across the portfolio.
• Ensure that market risk measures are fit for purpose, are correctly implemented and meet regulatory standards.
• Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and escalated through the relevant line management and committees