Liquidity & Stress Testing Risk Analyst; Clearinghouse​/Capital Markets

Position: Liquidity & Stress Testing Risk Analyst (Clearinghouse / Capital Markets)

Location: New York

Job Title: Liquidity & Stress Testing Risk Analyst (Clearinghouse / Capital Markets)

Location: Chicago, IL or NYC, NY (Onsite 5 days per week)

Duration & Type: Initial 12-month contract to start with likely extension or conversion

Compensation & Benefits: Competitive hourly rate ($48-54), access to healthcare, dental, vision insurance plan of choice, and 401K (benefit plans can be requested at the time of submission)

Summary

Chamberlain Advisors is seeking a Liquidity & Stress Testing Risk Analyst to support a high‑impact risk team within a financial services organization focused on clearinghouse operations. This role plays a critical part in safeguarding the clearinghouse against systemic, counter party, and liquidity risks through daily stress testing, quantitative analysis, and risk modeling. This position sits within the Stress Testing & Liquidity Risk team and requires a strong understanding of clearinghouse mechanics, including the ability to articulate how clearing functions across financial markets.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across capital markets products such as U.S. Treasuries, repo, derivatives, and futures, along with strong technical capabilities in data modeling and programming.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily liquidity and credit stress testing to assess the clearinghouse’s ability to withstand member defaults and market disruptions.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to evaluate market, credit, and counter party risk exposures.
• Maintain, enhance, and validate risk models using quantitative techniques and programming tools.
• Monitor market conditions, including rates, Treasuries, and repo activity, to identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities.
• Partner with market risk, financial surveillance, and clearing operations teams to communicate findings and elevate material exposures.
• Support regulatory reporting and ad‑hoc inquiries, ensuring alignment with internal governance and external requirements.
• Contribute to the development of risk reporting for governance committees, providing clear and actionable insights.
• Apply a strong understanding of clearinghouse operations and rule frameworks to risk analysis and decision‑making.
• Act as a first line of defense, identifying anomalies, validating assumptions, and recommending risk mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of experience in financial risk analysis, ideally within capital markets or clearing environments.
• Strong understanding of liquidity risk, credit risk, and market risk.
• Strong understanding of clearinghouse / CCP operations.
• Strong understanding of capital markets instruments (Treasuries, repo, derivatives, futures).
• Advanced technical skills, including SQL for data extraction, joins, and large‑dataset analysis.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills.
• Experience working with large financial datasets and performing quantitative analysis.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present risk findings clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Programming experience in Python and/or R for modeling and analytics.
• Hands‑on experience with Bloomberg Terminal (or similar tools such as Refinitiv or Fact Set).
• Experience with credit stress testing and liquidity modeling frameworks.
• Exposure to regulatory environments and risk governance practices.
• Prior experience supporting a clearinghouse, exchange, bank, or hedge fund.

Chamberlain Advisors provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Chamberlain Advisors complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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