Under this sector, you'll find listed all of our risk management jobs in investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and other financial services firms. As we've all learned from the recent financial crisis, financial services can be a very risky industry. If risk management professionals are not available to stem employees' desire to push boundaries for bigger profits, whole banks can go bankrupt.
Professionals who work in risk deal with technology, operations, audit, compliance and other control functions within a bank or financial organization. Risk management jobs are usually split into different areas, though the most common are market risk, credit risk and operational risk.
Market risk is the risk that a whole portfolio of traded financial products (for example, stocks, bonds or commodities) drops in value at the same time because of outside, sometimes unpredictable events, like rising oil prices or terrorist bombs. Four standard market risk factors used are stock prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices.
Market risk professionals aim to price and model risk across a variety of asset classes, such as derivatives (forwards, futures, options, swaps). They should communicate clearly with traders and supply the front office with clear risk assessments.
Credit risk is the risk of loss of principal if a borrower fails to pay back a loan. A job in credit risk requires mitigating this risk by creating credit proposals and credit reviews, which show the business independent judgments about the financial backgrounds of potential and existing borrowers.
Credit risk positions require working with the lending team to check that credit proposals or extensions meet with approval or are declined in agreement with the firm's own credit policies and local regulations. Many lenders have their own credit scorecards and list prospective and current customers according to risk. A variety of factors are examined, including operating experience, management expertise, asset quality and leverage and liquidity ratios.
Operational risk is the risk that a bank will suffer damage or losses from internal factors or problems like a systems breakdown or financial wrongdoing. A job in operational risk involves devising front-to-back reviews of business processes which are then reported to business managers.
Positions in operational risk necessitate creating risk self assessments of business units, spreading information about the firm's risk policies and finding and reporting any change in risk. They also meet with internal audit, external audit and regulators.
Many risk professionals have qualifications developed to advance their understanding, job opportunities, professional reputation and salary. As an example, the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals is awarded to those who have at least two years' work experience in financial risk management and successfully pass two examinations.
The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRM) is awarded to financial risk managers who successfully pass four exams on subjects including financial theory, financial instruments and markets and mathematical foundations of risk measurement.
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A position in a leading company in Munich for modelling of Nat Cat to support the team with implementing the s...
| Data Analyst for Risk Team for Top Tier International Bank \\ Bradenburg | Carlton RK excellent | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 24 May 12 |
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My client is a Top Tier bank who is currently looking for a Data Analyst to join their risk team based in Berl...
| Life Actuary / Financial Engineer for Risk team for a Top International Reinsurer \\ Germany | Carlton RK excellent | Germany-Bavaria | 24 May 12 |
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My client is current searching for a Life Actuary / Financial Engineer to join their team in Munich, Germany. ...
| Top German Bank Seeks Recent Graduates and/or Junior Analysts - Berlin (Germany) | Selby Jennings Around 35k € | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 24 May 12 |
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This Top bank has a number of open support positions within their Credit Department. They are seeking eager an...
| Senior Treasury Team Head for Leading Global Investment Bank | Selby Jennings QRF Above market value | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 24 May 12 |
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This leading European Investment bank is seeking to add a new Team head within their Treasury department which...
| Head of Operational Risk | MC Partners Ltd. Excellent base + benefits | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 23 May 12 |
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A leading bank based in the financial capital is seeking a Head of Operational Risk to develop the frame-work ...
| Senior Manager - Credit Risk | FK International Financial Search and Selection Highly Competitive | Germany-Nordrhein-Westfalen | 22 May 12 |
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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit risk manager to join a leading multinational firm a...
| Research Assistant - Corporate Ratings (Auto / Cap Goods) - Frankfurt | TheMcGraw-HillCompanies not disclosed | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 22 May 12 |
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| Head of Credit Risk - Energy | FK International Financial Search and Selection NEG | Germany-Nordrhein-Westfalen | 22 May 12 |
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Working with a leading international energy firm, you will be responsible for managing a team of credit risk p...
| Market Risk Analyst - Industry Leading Multinational Company | Germany | | Selby Jennings Contract Circa 800 EUROS per day | Germany-Baden Württemberg | 21 May 12 |
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My client is an industry leading multinational company who is looking to hire an experienced Risk Analyst to j...
| VP Corporate Credit Analyst, Frankfurt | Carr Lyons Search and Selection Excellent | Germany-Hessen | 21 May 12 |
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Our client, a leading global investment and corporate bank, is looking to hire a VP level Corporate Credit Ana...
| Business Analyst | Algorithmics Competitive | Germany-Hessen | 01 May 12 |
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The Business Analyst will support the Algo Collateral product, providing post- go live support which will requ...
| Support Analyst - C#, VB.Net, SQL | Algorithmics Competitive | Germany-Hessen | 01 May 12 |
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This role will support the Algo Collateral product, providing post- go live support requiring both strong bu...
| Senior Risk Analyst | Barclay Meade 30,000 - 60,000 (dependant on experience... | Germany-Hamburg | 01 May 12 |
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A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Risk Analyst at an internationally recognised management consulting firm wit...
| Market Risk Engineer - IT | Oliver James Associates AG Competitive | Germany-Hessen | 20 Jan 12 |
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Based in Switzerland. Excellent opportunity to join one of the most prestigious Banking organisations globally...
| Business Analyst - IT Developer | Oliver James Associates AG Competitive | Germany-Hessen | 20 Jan 12 |
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*Exclusive* Currently recruiting for an experienced IT developer to join a major banking organisation.
| Unternehmensberater / in Financial Services | Gutmark, Radtke & Company AG verhandelbar | Germany-Hessen | 23 May 12 |
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Gutmark, Radtke & Company (GRCO) ist eine auf Risikomanagement und Rechnungswesen spezialisierte, eigentümerge...
| Internal Auditor (m/f) in Group Investment Audit | Allianz Alternative Assets Holding GmbH n.a. | Germany-Bavaria | 22 May 12 |
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Allianz Group is one of the largest and most renowned financial services providers in the world representing a...
| Senior Financial Analyst (m/f) in Group Risk | Allianz SE n.a. | Germany-Bavaria | 22 May 12 |
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Within Allianz SE, Group Risk (GR) is charged with the task of managing risk to bolster Allianz's financial st...
| Prozessmanager (m/w) Credit Risk Management „Pfandbrief" – in Teilzeit | Deutsche Bank AG verhandelbar | Germany-Hessen | 21 May 12 |
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| Consultant Kreditmanagement mit IT- Affinität (m/w) | Hays AG Deutschland Verhandelbar | Germany-Berlin / Brandenburg | 21 May 12 |
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Unser Kunde ist ein junges, aufstrebendes und wachsendes Unternehmen, das sich auf die Beratung von Banken spe...
| IT Spezialisten Risk & Compliance (m/w) | Euro London Banking and Finance Germany 80000 | Germany-Hessen | 21 May 12 |
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Unser Auftraggeber, eine der führenden deutschen Management – und IT Beratungen, sucht zur Unterstützung des T...
| REFERENT RATINGENTWICKLUNG GESUCHT! | Huxley Associates €60000 - €90000 per annum | Germany-Hessen | 21 May 12 |
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Für meinen Kunden, eine grosse Bank bin ich auf der Suche nach einem Refernt Ratingentwicklung! .
| Senior Spezialist (m/w) Restrukturierung Real Estate | Huxley Associates €60000 - €80000 per annum | Germany-Rheinland-Pfalz | 16 May 12 |
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Spezialist (w/) Real Estate mit fließenden Französischkenntnissen .
| Mitarbeiter Quantitative Analytics – Kreditrisikomodellierung (m/w) | FMS Wertmanagement AöR verhandelbar | Germany-Bavaria | 15 May 12 |
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Die FMS Wertmanagement übernahm zum 01. Oktober 2010 von der Hypo Real Estate Holding AG und deren unmittelbar...
| Unternehmer (m/w) | Bankhaus August Lenz & Co. AG n.a. | Germany-Bavaria | 11 May 12 |
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SIE ... möchten über IHRE Karriere entscheiden? ... möchten IHRE Karriere beschleunigen? ... möchten SICH einen h...
| Berater (m/w) - bundesweit | d-fine GmbH keine Angabe | Germany-Hessen | 11 May 12 |
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Physiker (m/w), Mathematiker (m/w), (Wirtschafts-)Informatiker (m/w) und Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (m/w) mit ...
| Team Leader Credit (m/f) | TALENTspy GmbH Attractive | Germany-Bavaria | 09 May 12 |
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Our client is an international bank and its business was founded around 1790. It is an industry leader focused...
| Senior Consultant für den Bereich Versicherungen (m/w) | DIS Consulting verhandelbar | Germany-Hessen | 03 May 12 |
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Die DIS | Consulting GmbH ist eine führende deutsche Executive Recruitment Gesellschaft, die sich auf die Rekr...
| Senior Credit Risk Analyst (m/f), Financial Institutions | Kimberlite Consulting GmbH 60 000 - 80 000 € | Germany-Bavaria | 26 Apr 12 |
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Für eine Bank aus München mit internationaler Holdingstruktur suche ich ab sofort einen Senior Credit Risk Ana...