Risk Controls Analyst
Millennium Management, LLC Buckingham, United Kingdom
Job Description:
Risk Controls closely communicates with other functions at MLP to formalize risk identification, risk assessments and controls framework to enhance risk management capabilities. Risk Controls is responsible for pre-post trade controls activities requested from Global Risk Management, Compliance, Technology and co-ordinates with Business Management.
Primary Responsibilities
* Oversee MLP's risk limits and controls framework to carry out firm's risk management strategy to ensure trading activity is conducted in a safe and sound manner in compliance with firm's policies, procedures and appropriate rules and regulations
* Define and advance initiatives related to oversight of Enterprise wide Risk Controls in EMEA
* Facilitate MLP's Risk Controls framework and data collection, including detailed reviews of significant trading events to ensure applicable remediation plans are implemented
* Conduct thematic analysis and periodic evaluations of the types and levels of risk within MLP's businesses and the effectiveness of the control environment via risk and controls self-assessments (RCSA)
* Conduct reviews and co-ordinate controls and limit requirements while on-boarding an external PM, third party trading tool and/or new product
* Develop business and risk training documents and processes designated to ensure clear understanding of pre- and post- trade risk controls and framework
* Assist with governance framework standardization and to effectively share information across risk, business, technology, compliance, execution services and management
* Support in business and risk's interaction with external regulatory requests w.r.t examinations, policy documents, governance framework, etc.
* Facilitate lessons learned assessment from various internal/external incidents
Qualifications
* 2+ years of relevant Markets experience preferably in a controls or trading related role (Trader/Desk Assistant, Risk, Compliance, Audit)
* Product and trading strategies knowledge in one or more of the following asset classes is preferred but not necessary - Equities, Futures, Rates, Fixed Income, Commodities
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with complex data structures, drawing meaningful results, and then presenting them in a concise way for Senior Management
* Ability to automate various data-based workflows via Python, VBA or other coding languages
* Excellent project management skills, with the ability to balance short and medium term remedial action
* Excellent verbal and communication skills, with the ability to build consensus across senior stakeholders
* Quick and self-learner who can thrive working as part of a cross regional team and individually
* Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a focus on delivery
* Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Tableau, SQL, VBA, Python, KDB, Jira are desired
* Tenacious hands-on problem-solving skills
* Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and E-Trading applications preferred
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