Our client of ours, a large Investment bank is looking for an Electronic Trading Risk Manager at a VP Level.

Overview of the role and key responsibilities:

• Identifying and categorising the risks associated with electronically traded flow.
• In coordination with the business, technology and control partners establish and/or validate that oversight exists for all identified risks.
• Ensuring risk oversight feeds into the appropriate governance model.
• Reviewing intraday trading limits structure/controls and establishing/validating limit setting logic where necessary.
• Development of metrics and identification of key performance metrics quantifying the effectiveness of the risk framework.
• Reviewing electronically traded flow in the context of system capacity constraints and the operational environment.
• Reviewing the use of trading algorithms and the associated risk & control framework.
• Developing a uniform standard for the use of trading algorithm controls taking account trading requirements and market impact.
• Working with Technology to identify and manage control risks.
• Conduct compliance and operational risk assessments of the Electronic Trading, incorporating review of external loss events to assess control effectiveness.
• Provides independent review and challenge of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment system.
• Leads the efforts and/or contributes to monitoring and testing coverage plans and related metrics for the Electronic Trading platform.
• Monitor and test the effectiveness of the Electronic Trading platforms compliance and operational risk controls.
• Identify aggregate, report, and escalate compliance and operational risks, issues and control enhancements.
• Identify compliance and operational risk training needs, provide subject matter expertise to support development of training curriculum.
• Provides consultation to business leaders in preparations for regulatory exams and audits.
• Inspect those commitments made regarding actions in response to Matters Requiring Attention ("MRAs") and other actions are completed.
• Escalate regulatory relations concerns to Compliance and Operational Risk Executive.

To be suitable and able to apply for this position you will require the below.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree.
• Experience in same arena or relevant risk management experience.
• Knowledge of FICC products and market structure.
• Understanding of trade processing systems, technology, and /or infrastructure.
• Experience covering an Equities and / or FICC Electronic Trading business and have familiarity with the tools, services, marketing and other offerings of such business.
• Quantitative and/or risk management skills/experience nice to have but not essential.

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