CME Group is launching a new Securities Clearing House, which will initially launch clearing services for cash treasuries as well as Bilateral Tri-party Repo. The candidate is responsible for daily monitoring of market risk and manage obligations in the event of a clearing member default.
The candidate performs in-depth research and analysis of market, credit, and trading data to identify risks, develop mitigation processes, and present findings to senior management. The candidate performs daily assessments of market conditions and acts as the first line of defense against systemic, idiosyncratic and counterparty-specific risks.
The role is also responsible for creating reports for internal governance committees, measuring key risks, and escalating issues as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities:
Liaise with market risk, financial surveillance, and other departments to familiarize others with counterparty credit, liquidity, and collateral risk profiles
Perform daily procedures to monitor risk to the clearinghouse, including credit and liquidity stress testing, and escalate findings as necessary
Demonstrate a strong understanding of applicable regulations at both domestic and international level as well as have a firm grasp of applicable rules in the clearinghouse’s rule book
Use technical skills, including knowledge of programming and financial mathematics, to maintain models
Assist in preparing responses to ad hoc regulatory requests
Skills and Software Requirements:
Knowledge of Fixed Income, Cash Treasuries, and Repo Markets
Experienced in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
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Familiarity with relational databases (MS SQL, Oracle) and SQL
Ability to manipulate large data sets
Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
Knowledge of financial analysis at an intermediate level
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Capability to work independently as well as in a team setting
Work Schedule: This position requires a daily presence in our Chicago office, 5 days a week
CME Group is seeking skilled and experienced Consultants for a fixed term of engagement from 6/01/2026 to 12/31/2026. CME is committed to offering competitive compensation for our consultants that recognizes their contributions to the business. The hourly pay range for this role is expected to be $45-$55 per hour. The actual pay offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal consultants or employees (where relevant). Please note that while this opportunity is for a consultant role dedicated to CME, the consultant will be directly employed by a third party vendor, which would provide pay and benefits.
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Skills Required
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Bloomberg experience
- Familiarity with relational databases (MS SQL, Oracle) and SQL
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
- Knowledge of financial analysis at an intermediate level
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manipulate large data sets
- Familiarity with derivatives and securities
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
