Vacancy for the post of Associate

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About the job

Market Risk Associate JD

Job Level: Analyst/Associate

Job Description

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Associate/Analyst in its Market Risk Analytics department. The Market Risk Analytics group develops, maintains and monitors the performance of market risk (VaR, Stressed VaR, IRC and CRM) and stress testing models for Morgan Stanley’s portfolio of assets, as required by the regulatory framework and the Firm’s risk management needs.

• Participate in modeling, development and implementation of market risk models
• Perform quantitative/econometric Analysis to ensure appropriate modeling and capture of risk, regulatory capital calculation and ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Perform backtests, stress tests, scenario analyses and sensitivity studies
• Conduct on-demand analyses of model changes
• Collaborate with various Risk departments within the Firm including Market Risk, Credit Risk and Risk IT.

Skills Required

• Up to 6 years of work experience in quantitative modeling, Risk Management, algorithmic trading, global markets or any other quantitative/Data Science field.
• Understanding of risk management concepts such as VaR (value-at-risk), Stress tests, market risk modelling, derivatives pricing models, Incremental Risk Charge for credit products, back-testing and the risk representation of various portfolios.
• The candidate needs to be familiar with statistical techniques viz. Regressions Analysis, Hypothesis testing, Time-series modeling, Volatility modeling et al.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to work with diverse cultures in a global team.
• Strong knowledge of financial traded products e.g. derivatives and their pricing.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in one of the programming languages R, Python, MATLAB, C# or C++ is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (Oral and written). Ability to communicate and present logically, precisely and in simple manner, complex and technical issues.
• Attention to details and ability to work under pressure and cope with a fast moving environment.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate/Under-graduate/Post Graduates/ Advance degrees in finance, mathematics, physics econometrics, engineering or other quantitative subjects.
• Candidates should have a strong theoretical foundation in mathematics, quantitative finance and derivatives.
• Candidates will have to deal in VBA, SQL queries, and MS-Office on daily basis.

Desirable Skillsets

• PRM/FRM, CFA, CQF certification is an advantage.
• Quantitative modeling experience in Finance/ Data Science
• Knowledge of risk mitigation practices and experience with Basel II/III/IV rules will be considered advantageous.
• Experience in AI, ML, NLP, Big Data Analytics, Tableau is an advantage.