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The main mission of the Risk Management Division (RISQ) is to contribute to the sustainable development of the Société Générale Group's (the Group) activities and profitability by defining, with Finance Division and Business Units, the Group's risk appetite (adapted in the Group's different business lines) and by establishing, in its role as second line of defense, a risk management and monitoring system. In carrying out its duties, RISQ combines independence from the business lines with a close collaboration with core businesses which are responsible in the first instance for the transactions they initiate.
RISQ/RMA oversees risks on market activities combining the following missions:
- compute, analyse and certify PnL & Risk metrics
- determine the market risk framework, the metrics used to monitor risks and the reserves for market transactions, validate specific transactions (deal flow), and analyse exposure
- design regulatory market and counterparty RWA models, perform quantitative audits of valuation models, and approve and manage structural risk and liquidity risk models and frameworks;
Located in London, RISQ/RMA/UK oversees risks on market and ALM activities for the UK perimeter. As such, it performs on its perimeter most risk management tasks under the responsibility of RISQ/RMA. RISQ/RMA/MRF's role is to acquire and maintain a strong knowledge of MARK activities to help defining market risk framework / appetite and to provide Market related expertise to other departments. MRF is in charge of the definition of methodologies to identify and measure market risk (mono asset class), limits / thresholds definition, regular business review, New product (NPC) and transactions (Deal Flow) analyses: assessment, authorization and/ or issuance of recommendations. Besides, MRF UK is also in charge of ALM risk management.
Summary of the key purposes of the role
• Help following-up the activity of trading desks in Europe, including close collaboration with teams in charge of data computation and excess follow-up
• Follow-up the market moves on a daily basis, in line with the positions on the trading desks
• Help contributing to Weekly and Monthly Management reporting with overview of risks, results and exposures
• Help detect UK specific market dynamics or alert both UK and Global management about key market events
Summary of responsibilities
• Extract relevant information from periodic reporting to detect trends or assist in performing a cross-asset control
• Develops key tools to produce metrics links to overshoot statistics, limits in place, transversal graphs and overall risk metrics deployed at UK level
• Communicate with Paris or local risk factor experts on stress test shocks calibration, Stress Test changes impact on UK perimeter, ad-hoc stress testing review, as well key risk factor review mechanisms
• Interacts with Risk production teams to develop robust stress testing as well with RISQ-COO team to detailed specifications to ensure risk metrics, risk methodologies and risk limits are properly reviewed and documented from a quantitative point of view.
• Develops understanding of main metrics to be able to report on key, high-level synthetic summaries to be included in committee Information Pack, as well as developing additional supporting documents based on management request
• Develops in-depth understanding of risk-setting process, Regulatory metrics, Stress Testing (Historical, Hypothetical and Adverse Scenarios)
Profile required
Competencies
• Operational Skills - Good level finance technical knowledge
• Analytical Skills - understand underlying problematic issues and provide suggestions
• Communication Skills - ability to communicate with the trading and other teams
• Flexibility /Adaptability - ability to handle special request in short period
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to Work Under Pressure - ability to handle very high business requirements
• Teamwork - Able to integrate a multi-cultural team
• Ability to develop tools
Why join us
People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect" has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.
Business insight
If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.
Reference: 240000UI
Entity: Societe Generale London Branch
Starting date: 2024/04/10
Publication date: 2024/01/10
