Euronext Clearing - Risk Manager (Line Of Defence 1)

Euronext Clearing, the Euronext's Central CounterParty based in Italy, is a multi-asset clearing house that provides proven risk management services on a number of European markets. Cleared asset classes include equities, ETPs, financial and commodity derivatives, and bonds (cash and repo markets). The company offers a job opportunity as Risk Manager (LOD 1).

The Risk Manager (LOD 1) will be accountable for the following activities:

• Design, implementation, daily monitoring, and potential enhancement of the risk models and tools aimed at tackling the risks the CCP faces:
  • Market risk of the Clearing Members' portfolios, mainly reflected by Margins and Default Fund contribution quotas
  • Market risk of the collateral posted by Clearing Members
  • Liquidity risk of the CCP
  • Market risk of the CCP's investment portfolio
  • Credit risk of the Clearing Members and other CCP's counterparties
• Daily monitoring and potential enhancement of the EMIR tests:
  • Back Test
  • Stress Test
  • Sensitivity Test
  • Reverse Stress Test
• Daily monitoring of the markets and the CCP
• Daily support to the Clearing Members
• Periodical reporting to internal/external stakeholders
• Interactions with Euronext business lines
• Interactions with Supervising Authorities
• Interactions with interoperable CCPs

The ideal candidate has:

• Master's Degree in Finance, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics/Physics/Statistics applied to Finance or equivalent
• 4-5 years of previous experience in Risk Management within banks/financial contexts
• Good knowledge of financial markets and instruments
• Proficiency in English
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Programmer mindset (preference for Python and SQL programming languages)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Good attitude towards working simultaneously on multiple tasks often with tight deadlines/under pressure in an accurate manner
• Proactive behaviour

Optional requirements:

• Good knowledge of the French language

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view, and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

This job description only describes the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent the addition of more tasks or projects.