Market Risk Project Manager / Senior Project Manager

Introduction:

We are seeking an experienced Market Risk Project Manager with strong expertise in Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Market Risk to lead strategic technology, regulatory, and risk-transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Market Risk and various financial instruments, working closely with stakeholders to drive large-scale projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end Market Risk projects across technology, regulatory, and risk-transformation initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders in Market Risk, Front Office, Quantitative Risk, Technology, and business areas.
• Drive initiatives involving VaR, Risk Sensitivities, P&L, Stress Testing, and Risk Analytics.
• Work closely with teams supporting Fixed Income, Interest Rate Products, Derivatives, and Complex Derivatives.
• Demonstrate understanding of Total Return Swaps, Municipal Bonds, and Interest Rate Risk.
• Gather and translate business and risk requirements into actionable project deliverables.
• Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate across technology and business teams for successful project delivery.
• Support regulatory and risk-management programs, ensuring timely delivery and documentation.
• Facilitate project meetings, status reporting, and executive communications.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects follow appropriate governance, SDLC, Agile/Waterfall, and delivery standards.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Financial Services, or Risk Management.
• Strong experience as a Project Manager delivering Market Risk initiatives.
• Deep understanding of Market Risk and Value at Risk (VaR).
• Strong knowledge of various financial instruments and risk management processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with Front Office, Market Risk, Quant, Technology, and Regulatory teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and project-management skills.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with large-scale Market Risk transformation programs.
• Experience with regulatory initiatives and risk-platform implementations.
• Knowledge of risk systems, market data, pricing, valuation, and risk analytics platforms.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project-management certification is a plus.

Keywords: Market Risk Project Manager, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Market Risk, VaR, Risk Sensitivities, P&L, Stress Testing, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Total Return Swaps, Municipal Bonds, Regulatory Projects, Banking, Financial Services.