Risk Business Systems and Projects Analyst

at  Marex

Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.
The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.
Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,800 employees across Europe, Asia and America.
For more information visit www.marex.com (http://www.marex.com)
(http://www.marex.com/)
Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.
The Risk department at Marex is a vital component of the organization, responsible for maintaining the integrity and stability of its global operations. With an extensive understanding of market dynamics and regulatory requirements, the Risk team ensures that Marex consistently navigates the complex financial landscape with prudence and foresight. Collaborating closely with other divisions and leveraging technology, the department continuously monitors and manages various forms of risk, including market, credit, operational, change, and privacy. By fostering a robust risk culture and providing crucial insights to decision-makers, the Risk department plays an indispensable role in safeguarding Marex’s reputation and ensuring the continued success of its technology-driven, customer-centric approach.
The Risk Business Systems and Projects Analyst is responsible for the successful implementation and delivery of strategic projects that are vital for the Chief Risk Office.

• Working closely with Risk Managers and Risk Controllers to ensure smooth delivery of complex projects and workstreams. Ensure the highest level of data quality and integrity which feeds the risk systems.
• Delivering on allocated projects and system development items as well as proactively engaging on risk or control improvement ideas with the wider team.
• Articulate and present commercial effectiveness of requirement proposals within a project or initiative.
• Face off to one or many business areas and stakeholders understanding high level requirements and challenging where necessary.
• Work independently to elicit, validate and document systems requirements act as a key point of contact for the risk system development teams.
• Participation in the design process coordinated by the Risk Management team, participate in systems functionality approval and ensure the functionality/benefits envisaged are delivered.
• Support the Testing Strategy and input into the coverage of Test scenarios and conditions ensuring all requirements in scope are tested.
• Experience of the risk system development lifecycle, the roles and responsibilities on large projects and the motivations of the various stakeholders involved.

Furthermore, you are expected to:

• Ensure compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Be a role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times comply with the FCA’s Code of Conduct.
• Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
• Escalate risk events immediately.
• Provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Competencies, Skills and Experience: