Market Risk Business Analyst (FRTB) in London

Market Risk Business Analyst

£600-625 Inside London 5 days

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector. We power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions. We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication to delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are seeking a Market Risk Business Analyst to play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business requirements and technical solutions within the investment banking sector. This role involves analysing market risk metrics, ensuring compliance, and enhancing risk management frameworks.

Main Responsibilities:

• Gather and compile business requirements, creating detailed documentation for technical specifications.
• Define and structure test plans while guiding users through User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phases.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to ensure all requirements are met and understood.
• Analyze market risk concepts and utilize FRTB approaches for accurate risk reporting.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Maintain high attention to detail while prioritising multiple tasks.
• Participate in discussions focusing on improvements and automation within risk assessment processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in market risk analysis.
• Strong business analysis skills with project lifecycle knowledge.
• Excellent understanding of key Market Risk concepts, particularly FRTB.
• Experience with QuIC, Fraimwrx, and/or Murex.
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Previous work experience in investment banking.
• Advanced knowledge of products in IR, FX, Credit, Equity & Fixed Income.
• Proactive, self-starter with strong ownership of tasks.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working. As your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

We pride ourselves on:

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.
• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.
• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model.
• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development.
• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise.
• Providing a transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and building lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction.
• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs.
• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation.

Interested? At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds. If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately. Our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin.