Market Risk Graduate

SUMMARY:
Kick-start Your Career in Market Risk — Graduate Opportunity! Are you a sharp analytical thinker with a passion for financial markets? A leading consulting firm is looking for new graduates or candidates with up to 1 year of experience to join their Market Risk team. This is the perfect environment for someone who wants hands-on exposure, complex problem-solving tasks, and the chance to learn directly from industry experts. You’ll work across multiple clients, build technical and quantitative skills, and grow into a highly skilled Market Risk Specialist.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

• Support market risk projects across banking and financial institutions
• Assist with developing, validating, and enhancing market risk models
• Analyse market data, exposures, stress tests and risk metrics
• Contribute to risk reporting, dashboards, and insights for clients
• Work with Senior Consultants on risk strategy, frameworks, and regulatory projects

• Education:
  • Honours or Master’s Degree in Financial Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Risk, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Statistics
  • Strong academic results are essential
• Experience:
  • New graduates or up to 1 year of relevant experience (Market risk, quant, risk analytics, or related)
  • Exposure to market risk concepts is an advantage
• Skills:
  • Strong programming ability (Python / R / MATLAB)
  • SQL experience highly beneficial
  • Excellent numerical, quantitative, and analytical skills
  • Understanding of derivatives, market risk metrics (VaR and sensitivities), and financial instruments is advantageous
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work with clients
• Non-negotiables:
  • Must be passionate about financial markets
  • Strong work ethic and a curiosity to learn
  • Ability to work in a hybrid consulting environment

• Actuarial roles (Life, Short-Term, Health, Pensions, Quantitative)
• Data Scientists / Data Analysts (Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning)
• Risk Analysts (Credit, Market, Model Risk, Operational)
• Pricing Specialists (Insurance, Financial Products)
• Machine Learning & AI Data Scientists (ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling)
• Quantitative Specialists across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech

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