Sr. Manager, Market Risk Specialist

Senior Manager, Market Risk Manager

Provide specialist market risk management analysis skills to manage the organization's market risk exposure on a day-to-day and long-term basis for various financial products. Enforce allocated risk levels, promote adherence to trading limits, risk control policies and procedures, and implement validation procedures for all transactions. Provide daily risk exposure reports (e.g. MTM positions, volumetric exposures and change drivers), perform back-testing and stress testing, calculate MTM and risk metrics such as VaR of portfolios, validate and model forward curves for all commodity exposures (market analysis), access market quotes for MTM assessment, and contribute to the development of market risk policies.

The Senior Manager, Market Risk Manager will play a key role in the independent oversight and reporting of market risk exposures across Fixed Income, Structured Products, and Equities trading businesses. This individual will support the daily risk management process, contribute to the development of risk analytics, and provide insight into market dynamics and portfolio sensitivities. The role requires strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of financial markets, and the ability to communicate risk issues effectively to senior stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze daily market risk exposures and P&L across trading desks.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly market risk reports, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), sensitivities, stress testing, and limit utilization.
• Validate and reconcile risk data across systems to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Support regulatory and internal reporting requirements, including CCAR, Basel, Market Risk Public Disclosures, 10Q / K and other supervisory frameworks.
• Collaborate with front office, finance, and technology teams to evaluate new products and trading strategies.
• Develop and enhance risk metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to improve transparency and decision-making.
• Participate in limit setting, risk appetite discussions, and escalation of breaches or emerging risks.
• Support regulatory and internal audit requests related to market risk.
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of risk models and infrastructure, including VaR, sensitivities, and stress frameworks.
• Automate and streamline reporting workflows using tools such as Python, SQL, and Excel / VBA.
• Assist in the development of dashboards and visualizations for senior management and risk committees.
• Participate in projects to enhance risk infrastructure, reporting platforms, and data governance initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

Skills

Ability to

Educational / Previous Experience Requirements

Education

Bachelor's : Accounting, Bachelor's : Actuarial Science, Bachelor's : Applied Mathematics

Work Experience

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Certifications

Other License Not Listed - Other

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. We expect our associates at all levels to : Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.