Market Risk Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Overview

• Standard Chartered Bank is expanding its Market Risk Technology team to help drive business initiatives within the Financial Markets Technology investment programme.
• We are seeking an experienced Market Risk Business Analyst to take a key role in supporting the existing Market Risk infrastructure and delivering the next generation of risk reporting and analysis tools.
• In this role, you will be tasked with developing productive working relationships with Market Risk & FO business stakeholders (e.g. Risk Managers, Market Risk Operations, FO) in Singapore, HK, China, India, UK and other locations to ensure that their business requirements are captured and implemented accurately, as well as within the Bank’s IT community, to ensure close cooperation and mutual support.
  
  

• The candidate will need to ensure we are working towards delivering our overall strategy in addition to the delivery of projects. The Scorecards set out by our senior management are measured and tracked to ensure we are moving in the strategic direction.
  
  

• 5 years previous experience as a Market Risk Business Analyst in an IT environment, or in a Market Risk environment with strong IT exposure.
• Market Risk knowledge covering VaR, ES, sensitivity analysis, stress testing, and risk explain. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge across multiple asset classes.
• Experience in regulatory engagement, regulatory reporting and/or addressing regulatory requirements e.g. Basel regulatory framework, CRD IV, BCBS239, FRTB.
• Analysis and design of Market Risk databases, Use of BI tools to produce Market Risk reports.
• Strong analytical & problem solving and creative skills. Strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of MDX including advanced dashboard design and MDX optimisation.
• Prior use of Jira and Confluence
  
  

• The candidate will need to follow Ways of Working and the associated Agile processes to deliver Business Initiatives for our clients.
• Data integration and a good understanding of ETLs which read and enrich data from various data formats such as CSV, JSON, XML, Parquet, Avro, OLAP etc
  
  

• This is not a people leader role
  
  

• Risks, Issues, Dependencies, Assumptions and Actions will need to be raised, monitored, controlled, and actioned upon. We need to ensure compliance with the Operation Risk policies when delivering projects.
  
  

• Ensure Compliance in terms of mandatory training, project governance and also in terms of following the Systems Delivery Framework to ensure the correct evidence and artefacts are captured prior to deploying solutions to production.
  
  

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
  
  

• Market Risk Managers, Market Risk Operations, Production Support, Department Heads, Front Office
  
  

• Market Risk Calculations, Processes & Reporting
• Quantitative models & pricing
• Project Delivery
• Analytical and writing skills
• Understanding of Banking Technology
• Python Programming
  
  

• A good degree in a numeric, scientific, or accounting, finance from a reputable university.
• CFA or FRM are nice to have.
  
  

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  
  

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.