Market Risk Actuary - Graduate

SUMMARY:
Are you a recent graduate with a passion for financial markets, quantitative analytics, and risk? Do you want to kick-start your career in a consulting environment where you’ll gain exposure to multiple banks, risk teams, and market risk methodologies? A leading consulting firm is seeking a high-potential graduate to join their Market Risk team. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who wants to build a career in quantitative finance, derivatives risk, and regulatory market risk frameworks. If you’re curious, analytical, and eager to learn, this is the perfect launchpad for your career.

POSITION INFO:
Graduate Market Risk Analyst – Consulting Environment

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the development, testing, and validation of market risk models.
• Support consulting projects across banking clients (local & international).
• Perform quantitative analysis across interest rate, FX, equity, and commodity risk.
• Analyse market data, sensitivities, stress tests, and risk factor movements.
• Work with Senior Quantitative Consultants on model development and risk frameworks.
• Contribute to regulatory deliverables (Basel, FRTB, and ICAAP) under guidance.
• Prepare insightful reports, dashboards, and presentations for clients.
• Participate in learning initiatives, internal training, and continuous upskilling.

• Education (Minimum requirement):
  • Bachelor’s Degree in:
    • Actuarial Science
    • Quantitative Finance
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Statistics
    • Engineering (with strong maths)
    • Economics (with strong quantitative modules)
• Experience (Advantageous but not required):
  • Internships or projects related to:
    • Market risk
    • Financial modelling
    • Derivatives pricing
    • Trading simulations
    • Data analytics
• Skills:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Excel (advanced)
  • Python, R or MATLAB (advantageous)
  • SQL (advantageous)
  • Understanding of financial instruments, yield curves, and market risk concepts
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly
• Non-negotiables:
  • Strong academic record
  • Passion for financial markets and risk
  • Willingness to learn in a fast-paced consulting environment
  • Ability to work in a hybrid model (office & remote)

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• Pricing Specialists (Insurance, Financial Products)
• Machine Learning & AI Data Scientists (ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling)
• Quantitative Specialists across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech