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Market Risk Manager

Mumbai, India

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Date live: 10/08/2024

Business Area: Risk

Area of Expertise: Risk and Quantitative Analytics

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000015377

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Barclays Risk

In Risk Barclays develops, recommends, and implements controls and cost-effective approaches to minimise Barclay's risks, identifies and analyses potential sources of loss to minimise risk and estimate the potential financial consequences of an occurring loss.

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Join us as a "Market Risk Specialist " at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital

landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge.

technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled.

customer experiences.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific, and any changes must be reviewed. It is important to ensure you are always working on the correct visa. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Overall purpose of role

The role is within the Market Risk Management team located in Mumbai and directly supports Market Risk Management team. As a Barclays Market Risk Manager, you will be a part trading desks of an asset class. You will provide additional and independent information to the business to enhance decision making, whilst providing a control environment which satisfies the objectives set by the regulators. Key responsibilities include data validation and management for VAR sign offs, Stress, RNIC and IRC computation, working with model challenges and analyzing and monitoring cross gamma market risk exposure across desks and businesses.

Key Accountabilities

  • Ensuring full risk capture and completeness, both on a procedural (book and mapping) basis, as well as a risk factor (e.g. crosses, higher orders) basis
  • Proactive tracking and fixing of data issues which feed into the risk systems including managing One Risk transition.
  • Ensuring accurate and timely data for daily signoff of risk, stress, and VAR/SVAR figures, for accurate market risk capture and risk reporting
  • Providing accurate and timely production of Primary and Secondary Stress outputs, as well as the investigation of changes in the market risk that feed into the process.
  •  Daily monitoring of exposures, and utilization against limits, as well as additional ad-hoc analysis, e.g. P&L arising from market moves, escalation of overages as appropriate
  • Reviewing VAR and non-VAR limits, as well as scenarios shocks, on a periodic basis
  • Supporting the senior risk managers identifying and aggregating the headline risks across the businesses; writing weekly commentary of associated risks in the context of Credit events
  • Processing and production of the monthly Risk Not in VAR capitalization figures for the Credit businesses
  • Handling enquiries and ad hoc requests from regulators or senior management

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

  • Sound knowledge of derivative markets, products and pricing and process flows for data management.
  • Bachelor’/ master’s degree with educational background in a quantitative discipline, e.g. Risk, Finance, Business (or CFA/FRM)
  • Analytical and IT skills are required (Excel/VBA) to build tools that will help in carrying out the responsibilities in this role.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with confidence to follow up with multiple upstream and downstream teams.
  • Technology proficiency in any of these languages: Python, SQL, VBA, C, C++, Java  
  • Strong organizational and detailed documentation skills and ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
  • Prior experience in market risk reporting or management of any asset class would be preferred.

Purpose of the role

To set the risk appetite setting for the Trading portfolio and active calibration & monitoring of limits

Accountabilities

  • Collection and analysis of market data from various sources and ensuring risk is correctly captured, modelled and capitalised.
  • Escalation of critical risk issues or breaches to Traders and senior Risk Management Leadership teams for timely action, as may be required.
  • Review and provision of feedback on market risk models including change governance.
  • Internal, Regulatory and Scenario stress testing for the Trading portfolio, as required.
  • Steer and execution projects of market risk wide-significance e.g. FRTB, One Risk, as required.

Analyst Expectations

  • Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
  • Partner with other functions and business areas.
  • Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
  • Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
  • Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
  • Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
  • Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
  • Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
  • Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
  • Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
  • Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
  • Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
  • Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Learn more about Barclays locations

Across our campuses, we offer modern workspaces, collaborative areas, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Facilities include wellness rooms, on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and tech-equipped workstations. Designed for innovation and comfort, they support a dynamic and productive work environment.

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

Learn more about Barclays locations

Across our campuses, we offer modern workspaces, collaborative areas, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Facilities include wellness rooms, on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and tech-equipped workstations. Designed for innovation and comfort, they support a dynamic and productive work environment.

Health and wellness

Gain access to wellness rooms, gyms and mental health support.

A place where you can belong

Our welcoming and inclusive culture supports you to bring your whole self to work, explore your potential and pursue your passions.

Collaborative Areas

Modern spaces designed for teamwork and brainstorming.

More than work

There’s so much more than work to involve and engage you on campus. From socialising to sports, from community events to volunteering.

Be you. Be valued. Belong.

We celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences each individual brings, believing our differences make us stronger and drive success. Our colleague networks offer connection, support, and growth, while our "This is Me" series shares the unique stories of our colleagues. Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Barclays values you for who you are and ensures you truly belong.

You can learn more about our commitment to our colleague on our DE&I page.  

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Application Process

Your application

We’ll ask for information about you, your CV and cover letter.

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Your assessment

Covering your behaviours and ability at work.

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Your interview

Exploring your past experiences and skills.

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Next step

We’ll request additional information so that you can complete our screening process

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Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives, as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

Hybrid working: Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience.
And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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