Risk Analyst (Junior)

Were looking for a Risk Analyst to join IMCs Global Risk team. The team (5 FTE) owns IMCs global risk policies data models methods and reporting and provides guidance to the regional teams with the aim of having best-in-class and consistent risk management practices within IMC.

Our Global Risk Teams mandate spans all of IMCs business units covering both financial and non-financial risks. Given the broad scope of the role this role offers an excellent opportunity to learn about IMCs global trading strategies and risk framework in its full breadth. The team is based in Amsterdam and works closely with regional risk dev and data teams across the globe.

We look for a candidate with ambition to grow into an all-round risk management role in a fast-paced environment. To succeed in this role youll need to be hands-on operationally skilled (data coding) and have a decent quant background. It will help when youre able to see the bigger picture and can think in concepts.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Improve financial risk processes owned at the group level for example: global market risk (VAR Expected Shortfall) credit exposures (CAR) volatility/factor models and strategy back-testing.
• Improve non-financial risk processes owned at group level for example Key Control Framework (KCF) Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Key Risk Indicators (KRI)
• Streamline change management processes for example requests for risk limits (market and credit risk) or capital
• Improve risk information in IMCs global performance management dashboard and prepare monthly and quarterly risk reporting to the Management Board Supervisory Board
• Participate in group-wide risk projects for example: period risk assessments risk surveys or model improvements.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Recent graduates with up to three years of relevant work experience
• An academic background in a relevant field (such as Mathematics Physics or Econometrics).
• Genuine interest in financial market and derivatives trading.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to solve problems creatively.
• Experience with a programming language (such as Python).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• A strong team player at IMC were all in it together.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989 weve been a stabilizing force in financial markets providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US Europe Asia Pacific and India our talented quant researchers engineers traders and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative high-performance culture and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.