Director, Front Office Risk - Securitized Products
A leading Investment Bank is seeking a Director level, Front Office Risk Manager to partner directly with the Securitized Products Trading business. This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional oversight and become a key contributor to trading strategy, risk-taking decisions, and business growth.
The successful candidate will sit close to the traders, providing real-time risk insight and challenge across a sophisticated portfolio of Agency mortgage products. The role offers significant visibility with senior stakeholders and the ability to shape how risk is managed within a dynamic market-making environment.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary risk partner to an Agency Mortgage Trading business, helping drive informed risk-taking and capital allocation decisions.
- Provide hands-on oversight of trading positions, portfolio risk, and performance drivers across a variety of Agency mortgage products.
- Analyze and challenge exposures across interest rates, basis, convexity, volatility, liquidity, and funding risks.
- Deliver market insight, incorporating macro themes, stress scenarios, and evolving market structure.
- Evaluate new trading strategies, transactions, and product initiatives from a front-office risk perspective.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Market Risk, Front Office Risk, Structuring, or Trading role
- Strong knowledge of Agency mortgage-backed securities markets, including TBA trading, dollar rolls, specified pools, and structured products.
- Experience managing market risk within rates, mortgages, fixed income, or other trading businesses.
- A solid understanding of liquidity, financing, funding, and balance sheet considerations.
- The ability to think beyond traditional risk metrics and assess portfolios through stress testing, scenario analysis, and downside evaluation.
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