Junior Hedge Fund Analyst

at  BBVA

EXCITED TO GROW YOUR CAREER?

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• 2-3+ years in Risk Management covering Financial institutions, Mutual funds, Private Equity and Institutional Family Offices.
• Ability to understand capital markets products and complex financing and product structures.
• Significant risk/risk-related counterparty credit work experience in banking/financial institutions with some knowledge in the alternative investment counterparties.
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office applications and in particular with a strong mastering of Excel advanced features. Ability to program using Structured Query Language (SQL) is an advantage.

Languages :

• Fluent in English.
• Working Knowledge of Spanish is a plus

SOFT-SKILLS:

• Demonstrate highest ethics and integrity standards.
• Dynamic, flexible, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to make thoughtful recommendations and work under the supervision of senior members of the credit risk group in order to face short timelines.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills. Active listening skills.
• Excellent presentation skills – adept at presenting effectively to audiences of various sizes and various constituencies.

SKILLS:

Balance sheet of a financial institution, Economics, Finance Strategy, Investment Strategies, Macroeconomic

• Evaluating transactions risk across the business covering full range of complex products.
• Role demands excellence in analysis, good understanding of underwriting responsibility, monitoring, and drives global consistency across the portfolio and geographies.
• Under the guidance of a senior member of the credit risk group, the candidate is expected to perform and take ownership of the Financial Program process (PF), generate risk rating and update on an as need basis, perform quality control of the PF / Risk Rating Scorecard.
• Participate in the negotiation of credit structures and documentation, including ISDA’s, Derivatives Clearing, and Repo Master Agreements.
• Good knowledge of Derivatives and structured lending that will be supplemented by on-going training support.
• Facilitate relationships with key clients in CIB and Risk Client Relationships / Business Partnership.
• Proven ability to understand nuances of local markets, local regulation, and the capabilities and practices of competitors.
• Provide well-thought and balanced assessments of risk/return trade-offs associated with transactions and client relationships.
• Have good team skills as the role will require partnering with peers in leveraging and implementation of best practices.