Job Description Summary
The Post-Trade Services & Risk Associate monitors, manages & prevents risks within the clearing house & financial system. The incumbent provides positive input & direction to specific projects partially owned by the Clearing House & the Risk team. He/She manages risks through tolerance analysis, margin analysis & customer/product specific analysis. They work to prevent risk through communication between the Clearing House Risk Team Senior Management & Sr. Management staff.
Principle Accountabilities:
- Monitor daily clearing and settlement processes to ensure timely completion of clearing end of day cycle
- Responsible for Regulatory reporting of trades per Part 43/45 of DCO reporting regulations.
- Customer query support in APAC time zone for Post-Trade Services related questions.
- Perform risk management and monitoring of various system to ensure that all clearing members are meeting their margin requirements.
- Identify and escalate potential operational risk to management
- Develop and maintain relationships with clearing members and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with other departments including trade operation, risk management and technology to ensure that all the processes are functioning efficiently and effectively
- Participate in testing / DR testing and implementation of new system and processes related to clearing operations
- Prepare and maintain documentation/SOP of clearing processes
- Provide support to other areas of clearing house as needed
Skills and Qualification:
- Bachelor/Master’s degree in business, finance or in equivalent field
- 4 - 7 years of experience in operation preferably in a clearing or settlement environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of derivatives markets and financial instruments preferred
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of Python, Tableau, R, VBA is a plus
Shift Timing: 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM IST (Tuesday to Saturday) , Subject to daylight saving adjustment.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, finance, or equivalent
- 4-7 years operations experience, preferably in clearing or settlement environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of derivatives markets and financial instruments
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of Python, Tableau, R, VBA
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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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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What We Do
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.
