Clear Street - Prime Brokerage Risk Manager

London, UK+ Equity1mo ago

In Office Senior EMEA Fintech Risk Manager Team Management Risk Management SQL Python Reporting Policy Development

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in prime brokerage risk, trading risk, or related roles covering equities and fixed income, either on the sell-side or buy-side. • Should have a minimum of 8 years of overall professional experience in financial services • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Financial Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred. • Solid understanding of equity and fixed income products, including fundamental options pricing and associated risk measures. • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and capital/margin rules applicable to risk management. • Proficiency in Python and SQL preferred. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with clients and regulators. • Proactive, collaborative, and a strong team player with a high sense of ownership. • Demonstrated project management experience and the ability to work closely with engineering and cross-functional teams. • Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong quantitative aptitude. • Experience in risk policy development and implementation. • Familiarity with industry-standard tools such as Bloomberg, ICE, FactSet, etc.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, engaging in active discussions around portfolio onboarding, risk reviews, and ongoing risk management topics. • Monitor intraday and end-of-day risk exposures and margin requirements across client portfolios. • Track global markets through OMS and risk systems, escalating material issues to senior management as needed. • Develop and maintain robust margin, risk, and stress-testing methodologies. • Generate and automate ad-hoc reporting to highlight key risk factors and portfolio exposures. • Communicate critical risk observations with both senior risk management and external clients. • Support ongoing initiatives related to the development and enhancement of the firm’s risk and margin platforms. • Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including technology and product teams, to improve risk management infrastructure and margin capabilities.

Benefits

• At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, pension, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical and dental insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, we are requiring employees to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.