A world-renowned and growing International Investment Bank is looking to add to their Balance Sheet Risk Management team sitting out of their LA office, hiring VP-level candidates to cover all responsibilities that ensures the firm is prepared to withstand any non-trading market risk stress scenarios and that the banking book's market risk limits are properly sized. This role will sit on a lean team that offers the chance to touch different parts of the business and contribute to a growing team in a more compact environment which gives direct visibility to senior management.
This hire will be responsible for providing support to the Head of the Group and the Team Lead for the firm's US ALM business line in regards to the oversight of the ALM portfolio and the firm's entities, largely including being able to review and challenge assumptions of interest rate risk as it relates to regulations and policies/procedures. The candidate will need to demonstrate good understanding of procedures and concepts within ALM and respond appropriately to activities and exposures for the portfolio. Implementing risk tools for analysis as well as reporting on any IRR findings to senior management will be necessary as well.
The firm is ideally looking for candidates coming from a regional bank who are familiar with ALM and interest rate risk management from an oversight level, experience working with US bank regulations for liquidity, capital and interest rate risk management, strong understanding of risks in a financial sector, and around 2-5+ years of experience.
Responsibilities:
- Providing support to senior management for the firm's US ALM business line in regards to the oversight of the ALM portfolio and the firm's entities
- Reviewing and challenging assumptions of interest rate risk as it relates to regulations and policies/procedures
- Demonstrating good understanding of procedures and concepts within ALM
- Using the Bank's banking book market risk measurement platforms to support risk analytics
- Analyzing and reporting on any IRR findings to senior management
Qualifications:
- 2-5+ years of experience in a regional bank or large financial institution
- Experience with ALM and interest rate risk management from an oversight level
- Experience working with US bank regulations for liquidity, capital and interest rate risk management
- Strong understanding of risks in a financial sector
