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SalaryGlobal Markets Division:
Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial
service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world,
raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with
individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.
Counterparty Risk
Counterparty Risk serves as a centralized 1st Line of Defence to manage the division's risk to its clients arising from
our trading relationships. We mitigate risk, design, advise on and launch a breadth of initiatives across 3 key verticals:
Franchise Stressed Counterparty Risk, Agreement Risk, Macro Market Structure Risk.
The role will focus on efforts to expand our capabilities to manage stressed counterparty scenarios utilizing best-inclass
tooling to identify, evaluate and manage risk scenarios. The successful candidate will be able to engage in
strategic initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups while focusing on managing day to day risk.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Managing product risk, including credit limit and settlement risk monitoring, limit exception management, stress testing, risk exposure analysis and post-trade risk management processes
• Engage in document negotiation to review and approve economically impactful terms in trading agreements
• Design strategy to respond macro market changes and work closely with cross-divisional project teams to implement initiatives
• Analyse, monitor, and report the Division's credit exposures across swaps, options, forwards, and
repurchase agreements
• Flag exposures that exceed the firm's appetite to its counterparties to senior managers and other colleagues
• Identify and appropriately escalate issues related to data and work accuracy and quality
• Take initiative to identify opportunities for process improvements and develop methods to reduce risks,
increase controls, and increase communication
• Develop an understanding of the financial services industry and the Firm's business activities
Skills/experience we are looking for:
• 1-2 years of experience in an analytical financial role preferable. Understanding of derivatives products.
• Derivative operations, credit analysis, ratings analysis, corporate finance and/or research desired.
• Broad knowledge of GS's business.
• Strong interest and familiarity with finance, global financial markets and economic developments.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work flexibly in teams and manage a varied workload to meet deadlines.
• Highly motivated with strong academic background and a commitment to excellence
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments concurrently
