Vice President, First Line Exposure Optimization

BNY
New York, NY

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level quantitative risk professionals with experience in Securities Finance or Prime Services who can drive automation and AI integration.

Best fit for

  • Mid-to-senior level risk professionals with a background in Securities Finance or Prime Services
    — “Experience in In-Business Market Risk, Credit Risk, Prime Finance Risk, Repo Risk or other client/trading desk facing risk function”
  • Candidates with strong technical skills in Python, SQL, and advanced Excel who can build automated risk tools
    — “Strong technical skills in Python, SQL and/or similar analytical tools”
  • Individuals who can balance risk management with business objectives and communicate complex models clearly
    — “Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance risk management objectives with business considerations”

Things to consider

  • This role likely demands a high level of analytical rigor and attention to detail in fast-moving markets
    — “Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving markets, prioritize competing issues and make sound risk judgments with incomplete information”
  • The position requires at least six years of experience, which may be a barrier for less seasoned candidates
    — “6 years of total work experience (preferred)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with risk frameworks and back-testing in your resume and interviews
    — “Develop, enhance, document, and back-test risk methodologies”
  • Emphasize your ability to identify emerging risks and manage portfolio vulnerabilities
    — “Analyze large and complex datasets to identify emerging risks, crowded exposures, wrong-way risk, collateral deterioration and changes in counterparty risk profiles”
  • Demonstrate leadership in risk communication and escalation to senior management
    — “Lead portfolio reviews and management reporting that clearly communicate key exposures, trends, breaches, emerging risks and recommended actions to senior management”
  • Showcase hands-on experience with market data platforms like Bloomberg in your technical skillset
    — “familiarity with Bloomberg or similar market-data platforms preferred”
  • Demonstrate initiative in leveraging AI and advanced analytics for risk optimization
    — “Drive continuous improvement and automation of risk processes within the Securities Finance space, including identification of opportunities to leverage AI and advanced analytics”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • performed quantitative analysis of counterparty and portfolio risk
  • developed and enhanced risk methodologies
  • analyzed large and complex datasets
  • built and enhanced automated risk analytics
  • led portfolio reviews and management reporting
Typical background
experience in market riskcredit riskprime finance risk

Skills & requirements

Required

Quantitative AnalysisStress TestingScenario AnalysisSensitivity AnalysisConcentration RiskExposure AttributionLiquidity RiskRisk MethodologiesMarginHaircutStressConcentrationExposure FrameworksAutomated Risk AnalyticsDashboardsException-monitoring ToolsCounterparty RisksMaterial ExposuresLimit BreachesPortfolio Vulnerabilities

Preferred

AI And Advanced Analytics

Stack & domain

Quantitative AnalysisRisk MethodologiesPythonSQLLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationFinanceRisk ManagementTechnology

About the role

Original posting from BNY

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, First Line Exposure Optimization to join our First Line Risk team in Markets. This role is located in New York, NY.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

Perform quantitative analysis of counterparty and portfolio risk across the Securities Finance and Prime Services businesses, including stress testing, scenario and sensitivity analysis, concentration risk, exposure attribution and liquidity risk

Develop, enhance, document, and back-test risk methodologies, including margin, haircut, stress, concentration and exposure frameworks, using historical and forward-looking market scenarios

Analyze large and complex datasets to identify emerging risks, crowded exposures, wrong-way risk, collateral deterioration and changes in counterparty risk profiles

Build and enhance automated risk analytics, dashboards and exception-monitoring tools to improve intraday and end-of-day transparency

Identify counterparty risks and lead escalation of material exposures, limit breaches and portfolio vulnerabilities to senior management

Monitor counterparty, market, collateral and liquidity exposures; lead the timely escalation and resolution of material limit breaches, margin shortfalls, portfolio vulnerabilities with senior stakeholders

Partner with Trading, Sales, Credit Risk, and Margin teams to evaluate new prospects and changes to client terms from a risk/reward perspective

Evaluate risk-adjusted returns and financial resource consumption to help optimize deployment of balance sheet, capital and risk capacity

Help expand the various house margin and haircut methodologies built in coordination with 2nd Line and Margin Department

Improve the non-Standard collateral limit framework within the principal business and help source the collateral at right margins to minimize risk. 

Drive continuous improvement and automation of risk processes within the Securities Finance space, including identification of opportunities to leverage AI and advanced analytics.

Lead portfolio reviews and management reporting that clearly communicate key exposures, trends, breaches, emerging risks and recommended actions to senior management and relevant governance forums.

Coordinate counterparty stress events and default-management “fire drills,” including scenario design, exposure assessment, action tracking and post-event lessons learned. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate/possess:

Experience in In-Business Market Risk, Credit Risk, Prime Finance Risk, Repo Risk or other client/trading desk facing risk function

Strong understanding of market risk, counterparty credit risk, collateral risk, leverage and liquidity risk within financing businesses

Bachelor’s degree of a quantitative discipline (Finance, Math, Science/Engineering or Quantitative Finance) or equivalent

 Strong quantitative background with demonstrated ability to analyze large and complex financial datasets

Hands-on experience with risk analytics, stress testing, scenario analysis, back-testing and/or quantitative model development

Strong technical skills in Python, SQL and/or similar analytical tools

Advanced Excel skills and experience working with market and position-level datasets; familiarity with Bloomberg or similar market-data platforms preferred

Ability to understand and challenge quantitative methodologies, model assumptions and risk parameters

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex quantitative concepts into clear conclusions and recommendations for senior management

Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance risk management objectives with business considerations. 

Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving markets, prioritize competing issues and make sound risk judgments with incomplete information. 

6 years of total work experience (preferred)

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

Source: BNY careers

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