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.