Risk Senior Manager, Risk Strategy

Intercontinental Exchange; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial trading firm is seeking a Risk Senior Manager in London to develop and deliver the Risk IT strategy. You will work with local and central technology teams to build risk analytic tools and improve agile delivery. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience in Python and SQL and a background in trading or clearing. This position requires engagement with various teams, ensuring the development of solutions meets business and regulatory demands.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of commercial development experience in Python and SQL.
• Experience with trading, clearing, or fund management industry preferred.
• Understanding of Agile or Kanban methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define the IT Strategy for CRD and manage key strategic deliveries.
• Migrate core reporting to centralized Risk Platform.
• Create new Rapid Application Development tooling for Risk Management.

Skills

Python

SQL

Agile methodologies

Data management

Javascript

Job description

Job Description

Job Purpose

ICE Clear Europe’s Clearing Risk Department (“CRD”) is looking for a Risk Senior Manager to focus on developing, managing and delivering the Risk IT strategy for the organisation. The successful candidate will join the 1st Line Risk team in ICE Clear Europe and work closely with local business facing technology teams as well as the central Technology and Quants teams based in Atlanta to deliver tailored risk solutions to the risk team. The wider team you are joining is responsible for risk managing a wide range of futures and option products across multiple asset classes, in one of the largest clearinghouses in the world. Fast paced, enthusiastic, self‑motivated & am ambitious, you will have the ability to work on your own initiative, manage your own workload and meet project targets - and a track record to back this up.

Responsibilities

• Help define the IT Strategy for the CRD business, build consensus with technology partners, and manage key strategic deliveries for the business
• Work with the Atlanta Technology Team to migrate key services to the central Risk Platform, with the strategic aim that London produces specific end‑user analytical tooling & reporting over these services
• Work with the local BI Tableau team to migrate core reporting to this infrastructure
• Work closely with Risk Managers and Product owners to ensure that application solutions meet the business needs, with frequent agile releases to end users
• Work with the existing London team to create, maintain and support existing End User Developed Applications (EUDA); support is ordinarily limited to office hours
• Create new Rapid Application Development (RAD) tooling for front line Risk Management, building reliable applications which will be used to manage emerging Member and Client Risks
• Develop across the technology stack; the team is currently working in Python & SQL
• Work across the local technology and business team to improve agile delivery and constantly find improvements to SDLC

Knowledge and Experience3ul>

Proven development skills in Python and SQL at a similar organisation, with a minimum of 4 years of commercial development experience as part of an agile team

Ability to build and develop technology consensus across multiple teams, ensuring short and long term goals are aligned and delivered against

Experience of using Snowflake, and analytical engines such as Cortex would be beneficial

Experience with trading, clearing, fund management or a related industry highly preferred

Understanding of iterative development methodologies such as Agile or Kanban

Able to work in geographically spread teams, building strong relationships with colleagues in different locations

Be confident in understanding business processes and analytics, and able to translate requirements into solid, testable technical solutions

Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment where business demands rightly change due to market moves or regulatory needs

Data management experience obtained in a Financial Organisation or Consultancy working in Finance, where you have experience in embedding the importance of data modelling and management within the culture of an organization would be desirable

Knowledge and experience of delivery solutions in Javascript would be beneficial

Proven organisational skills with strong commitment to customer service and product delivery

Prior experience of risk systems is desirable, with an understanding of risk management concepts including one or more of back testing, stress testing, VaR, risk metrics or default management

Knowledge of financial derivatives products across multiple asset classes would be beneficial

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical skills

Detail oriented, results‑driven and self‑motivated