Associate Risk Manager

May 30

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Tower Research Capital

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Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.

501 - 1000

Description

• Providing risk oversight for the Americas equities and options trading activities of the firm by focusing on electronic trading and market risk • Assisting the regional Head of Risk in overseeing, managing and modeling risk for the regional trading activities • Working closely with the Portfolio Managers, Traders, Core Engineering team, and Prime Brokers to respond effectively to resolve trading related issues • Assisting Risk Management and Risk Technology teams to enhance trading risk controls and to mitigate operational risk • Conducting ad-hoc risk and margin analysis in addition to back-testing on a regular basis

Requirements

• Strong academic background with a bachelor’s degree in sciences, quantitative master’s highly regarded • 1 to 3 years of experience in an electronic trading risk role gained with a quantitative proprietary trading group or sell-side electronic trading role • Desire to continuously learn and proactively challenge the status quo to improve existing processes • Experience working with compliance, business management and technology teams • Solid Python and database proficiency required • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses • 401(k) with company matching • 5 weeks of paid vacation per year plus 11 paid holidays • Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses • Free events and workshops • Donation matching program