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AVP – Quantitative Market Risk Analyst

AVP – Quantitative Market Risk Analyst

CompanyCitigroup
LocationIrving, TX, USA
Salary$96400 – $144600
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Statistics, or another quantitative field (Mathematics, Engineering, Econometrics, Economics, etc.) is required.
  • Demonstrable interest in applying sophisticated mathematical and analytical techniques to solve real-world problems—especially in banking, finance, or risk management—is required.
  • Solid programming skills, with experience of statistical/data analysis techniques and numerical implementations and some familiarity of modern software development tools, is required.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with ability to synthesize complex technical information and explain it clearly, is required.

Responsibilities

  • With oversight/guidance from senior staff, research, analyze, develop codes, and document market risk models for Basel 3 FRTB projects.
  • Conduct data exploration on historical market data to understand data features.
  • Provide comprehensive interpretations, explanations, and conclusions based on a set of analytic results.
  • Develop, validate, and improve SQL queries for all kinds of market data.
  • Develop models and validate Python and PySpark codes.
  • Execute consistently to Model Risk Management heightened standards.
  • Assist others in technology issues on Hadoop platform, Linux, and Windows OS systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience or knowledge of big data development is highly advantageous.
  • Specific experience in Python, PySpark, Hadoop, using statistical packages and regression models, Linux, databases, SQL, and git is particularly advantageous.
  • 2+ years quantitative analytical experience preferred. Other experience in financial institutes considered.