Sr. Financial Risk Analyst

Posted 22 Days Ago
Wacker, IL
In-Office
83K-138K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
The Sr. Financial Risk Analyst will analyze market and credit risk, engineer data infrastructure, conduct stress testing, and communicate risk metrics effectively.
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What You'll Get

  • A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.

  • Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.

  • A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

What You'll Do
As a Sr. Financial Risk Analyst, you'll be at the forefront of protecting and expanding our US Treasury Bond and FCM businesses. You'll work with a team of seasoned professionals, applying your expertise to monitor and mitigate risk in a fast-paced market environment. Your impact will be immediate, as you'll be instrumental in shaping our risk management framework.

  • Lead the analysis of market and credit risk exposures within the US Treasury, repo, and interest rate derivatives markets.

  • Engineer and refine data infrastructure using SQL and Python to generate crucial insights for trading and risk decisions.

  • Conduct rigorous stress testing, scenario analysis, and Value at Risk (VaR) calculations to assess market impact on trading positions.

  • Perform counterparty credit risk due diligence and set appropriate credit limits to safeguard our business.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve limit exceptions and contribute to ad hoc risk projects.

  • Pioneer new methods for risk analysis as we integrate a shared services model, expanding your expertise across diverse asset classes and business lines.

What You'll Bring
To thrive in this role, you'll need a robust foundation in fixed-income markets and a knack for quantitative analysis. We're looking for a proactive problem-solver with a meticulous eye for detail.

  • 3-5 years of related work experience, preferably at an FCM or in a retail brokerage environment.

  • Strong understanding of US Treasury securities, yield curves, and fixed-income pricing.

  • Proficiency in SQL for extracting and manipulating large datasets.

  • Expertise in Python (Pandas, NumPy) for data analysis, risk modeling, and automation.

  • Proven experience with market risk concepts, including VaR, DV01, and stress testing.

  • Experience with futures and cleared swaps is a significant plus.

  • Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to communicate complex risk metrics to non-technical stakeholders.

  • A drive to learn and adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing trading environment.

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Econometrics, Data Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.

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CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The pay range for this role is $82,700-$137,900. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic benefits package for our team and their dependents.

CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

Important Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
3,291 Employees

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.

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