Job Title:	Senior Front Office Market Risk Manager .
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Salary:	Highly Competitive
Location(s):	City of London
Industry(s):	Banking
Advertiser:	Selby Jennings
Employment Type:	Permanent
Posted:	24-07-2008

Description:

A Leading Global Investment Bank is seeking an experienced risk manager to oversee the FX & Commodities trading desks, work with the heads of trading in order to create/monitor a suitable limits structure for the FX & Commodities business in London. This is an experienced hire in which you will liaise with Trading Heads on a daily basis, report directly into the Global Head of Market Risk on FX and manage a team of analysts. Based on the trading floor with a particular focus on the foreign exchange (FX) business you will be responsible for intraday position monitoring, the daily oversight of VAR, monitoring trades against limits and positions and creation of limit structures.



Suitable applicants must be educated to BSc/MSc level, or equivalent, within a finance related discipline and have strong financial markets product experience in FX and a deep understanding of the products and associated risks. Candidates who possess some experience dealing with commodities products would be highly attractive. You must have a good understanding of market risk, be able to analyse market movements and fully understand the risk impact on the desk. Front office exposure would be highly advantageous. Strong Excel/VaR/VBA skills required. Please send your CV as a word document to risk@selbyjennings.com

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