AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)
Manager, Capital & Risk Management
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Department: Capital & Risk Management
Location: London
Description
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is seeking to appoint a Manager within the Capital and Risk Management division. This role presents a unique opportunity to lead AFME’s traded risk and stress testing policy work. Joining a team of highly skilled professionals, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with leading global banks and be involved in communication with high profile authorities like central banks and national and international policy making bodies.
Key Responsibilities
Policy Formation:
- Leading AFME’s traded risk and stress testing workstreams
- Driving industry collaboration to develop effective market risk practices and related risk metrics like counterparty credit risk and XVA risk management methodologies (among others)
- Monitoring and responding to legislative developments and legislative consultations
- Responding to member queries
- Preparation and participation in meetings with policy makers and external audience
Analysis:
- Analyse, assess and contextualise regulatory and supervisory requirements and proposals
- Identify common industry wide positions on challenges and solutions
- Prepare and share regulatory updates, for the membership, on policy related to traded risk and stress testing
- Analyse the cross-cutting interaction of proposals across the regulatory and supervisory risk and capital framework
- Develop and contribute to AFME’s data and policy publications
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Teamwork:
- Work with relevant colleagues across AFME to support consistent policy positions in the field of banking regulation and supervision
- Support team members in areas of policy which are linked to traded risks (e.g. cross-cutting regulation/supervision in the Capital Markets and/or Securitisation areas)
- Ensure integration of policy and advocacy work
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential:
- Relevant practical experience in risk trading, portfolio management or market risk (traded risk) management (both economic and regulatory capital perspective)
- In depth knowledge of the regulatory framework for market risk in the EU and UK
- Proficient understanding of related financial accounting and financial disclosure rules; knowledge of innovations in financial products and technology
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to translate technical concepts into easily understandable language
- Strong academic track record
- Advanced levels of IT proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills
- Excellent oral communication skills
- Experience in committee-led work environments and proven experience in stakeholder management
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Desirable:
- Experience in investment banking and private market funding of corporates
- Knowledge of asset and liability management and funding requirements
- Experience in group-capital management (regulatory and economic) and supervisory reviews and assessments
- Experience in exchanges with regulators and supervisors
- Experience in policy making
- Experience in presenting in front of a senior audience
- Prior work experience in public policy making
- Second or third European language
Benefits
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) provides an excellent benefits package for employees and their eligible dependents. The benefits package includes:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cash Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Annual Health Screening
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 30 days Annual Holiday Allowance
- Additional 1 day Birthday Holiday
- Pension Scheme – AFME contributes 10% of an employee’s basic salary
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Travel Insurance
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- My Gym Discounts
- 4pm Friday Finish
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