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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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Senior Market Risk for Fixed Income Rates Prop Trading	Halliwell Search LLC to $1.0 million	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Large and well established US Hedge Fund (Multi-strategy) in New York City, approximately 30 Billion + AUM is ...

MBS Quantitative Analyst	Comprehensive Recruiting Competitive compensation and benefit pac...	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Global financial firm is looking to add a Quant Analyst with previous MBS experience to their Quantitative Ris...

Operational Capital Markets - Senior Consultant/Manager (Asset Management)	Deloitte Services LP 00	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Our Operational Capital Market practice specializes in all areas of operations, technology, risk management a...

Senior Quantitative Risk Developer – Variable Annuity Hedging Group –Market Risk – Leading Insurance Firm – Philadelphia	GQR Global Markets $100-120k base (DOE) + competitive bonus...	Philadelphia, PA	24 May 13

We are working with an insurance group, more specifically with their fast-growing variable annuity hedging tea...

Counterparty Credit Risk Quant Analyst - IMM Internal Model Method Risk Modeling Analytics Team	GQR Global Markets $200,000 USD Base (DOE) + very competiti...	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Counterparty Credit Risk Quant Analyst - IMM Internal Model Method Risk Modeling Analytics Team - Counte...

AVP, Credit Risk Strategist – Credit Research – Corporate, Sovereign, Municipal, High Yield, Real Estate	GQR Global Markets $100-140k base (DOE) + very competitive...	New York City, NY	24 May 13

AVP, Credit Risk Strategist – Credit Research – Corporate, Sovereign, Municipal, High Yield, Real Estate –Cre...

Lead Developer - Hedge Reporting & Quantitative Research – Minneapolis, USA	GQR Global Markets Highly Competitive	Minneapolis, MN	24 May 13

A leading financial services company is seeking a Lead Developer for the Quantitative Research & Hedge Reporti...

Actuarial Technician, Director Level – Variable Annuity Hedging & Risk Management – FSA, MAAA – Leading Insurance Company – Los Angeles, CA, USA	GQR Global Markets $140-180k base (DOE) + bonus structure	Los Angeles, CA	24 May 13

We are working with a top-tier insurance company specifically in their VA hedging team and looking for a highl...

AVP/VP/SVP Credit Officer (Energy)	Not Disclosed 70k-175k	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Two International Investment Banks seek skilled Credit Officers/Analysts at the AVP/VP/SVP level with an empha...

Enterprise Risk Analyst	Comprehensive Recruiting Outstanding compensation, benefit and re...	Philadelphia, PA	24 May 13

Leading Financial Service firm is looking to add an Enterprise Risk Analyst that will work alongside all areas...

Major Investment Bank looking for Senior Commodities Quant - NYC	Selby Jennings $150000 - $250000 per annum	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Top Tier Bank NYC Urgently Looking for Cross-Asset Quant	Selby Jennings $150000 - $250000 per annum	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Strategic Risk Management - Risk Manager - US Interest Rates	Credit Suisse Not Specified	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Developing awareness and full understanding of all products and strategies traded within US Interest Rates Pr...

Risk Manager (Immediate Need)	Comprehensive Recruiting Outstanding compensation and benefit pac...	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Top Financial Firm is looking to add a Risk Manager that will assist Senior Members of the Risk Management tea...

Branch Supervision Administrator	TIAA-CREF Base Salary + Incentive	New York City, NY	24 May 13

Branch Supervision Administrator

Senior Business Analyst	Morgan Stanley Competitive	New York City, NY	24 May 13