As a Market Risk Analyst, you will play a key role in independent market risk oversight across Swiss Re’s asset portfolio. The role requires strong analytical judgment, sound understanding of financial market products, analyze market trends, identify emerging risks, and collaborate with investment professionals to ensure our portfolio remains resilient in changing market conditions.
You will be expected to take ownership of assigned risk areas and actively contribute to the evolution of risk analytics by leveraging programming, data science, and other analytical approaches.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform in-depth analysis of financial market risk exposures across diverse asset classes including fixed income, equities, derivatives, and structured products
- Design and execute thematic, cross-asset risk analyses to identify emerging risks and concentration vulnerabilities before they materialize
- Translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable risk insights for senior management and risk committees
- Develop and maintain analytical tools using Python or R to enhance efficiency, scalability, and depth of risk analysis. Apply data-driven techniques to better understand risk drivers and tail behavior, exploring AI-enabled approaches for improved automation
- Contribute to global projects and risk governance initiatives that continuously improve our market risk frameworks
About the Team
The Market Risk Management (MRM) team within Solvency & Financial Risk Management provides independent oversight, challenge, and generate insight on Swiss Re’s global financial market risk exposures. The Bangalore MRM team is an integral part of the global setup, contributing to risk analytics, methodology development, governance and senior management reporting, in close collaboration with colleagues in Zurich, London, and New York. As a Market Risk Analyst, you will have the opportunity to work with other risk managers and 1st lines function on topics that contribute to our mandate of risk oversight and accumulation control.
About You
You’re an analytical thinker with a good understanding of financial markets and risk management. You thrive when transforming complex data into meaningful insights and enjoy collaborating with diverse teams across global locations. Your attention to detail is matched by your ability to see the bigger picture of how market risks impact organization.
- Good academic track record in Engineering, Finance, Economics or Mathematics. 4–6 years of relevant experience in Market Risk Management, Risk Analytics, Treasury Risk, Asset Management, or a related quantitative role
- Solid technical skills with proven programming experience (advanced data wrangling and integration, and simulation techniques) in at least one scripting language (preferably R or Python)
- Strong understanding of financial market products and market risk transmission mechanisms. Hands-on experience with market risk metrics (VaR, stress testing, ES) and scenario analysis
- Exposure to data science, machine learning, or AI applications in a financial or risk context is an advantage
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, and comfortable taking ownership of analytical topics. Experience working in global, cross-functional teams
- Clear communicator, able to explain complex risk topics to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, or CQF are considered an advantage
Our client is one of the world’s largest diversified mining and natural resources companies. It is a global leader in the extraction and processing of minerals, oil, and gas. The company is involved in the exploration, development, and production of a wide range of commodities, including iron ore, copper, coal, petroleum, and more.
Location: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
JOB DESCRIPTION
- The Risk Specialist is responsible for providing risk analytical support and related advisory services to BHP Commercial teams globally across multiple commodity groups and inbound procurement for BHP’s assets. The Risk Specialist should be willing to support and drive change as the business evolves and have a proven track record conducting risk management activities and strategies.
- Responsibilities
- Support the Credit and Market Risk managers to deliver the global governance mandate for counterparty and market risk for all of BHP’s commercial activities.
- Perform risk analyses to uncover insights on portfolio credit performance trends and monitor market conditions and news media continually for economic trends or adverse conditions that impact counterparties, exposures or business relationships.
- Understand Market Risk Management concepts, models, instruments, and exposures (e.g. time spread, basis risk, non-linear products)
- Articulate and with an ability to document areas of market risk, limits, and weaknesses
- Preserve credit scoring model policy, processes, and procedures towards managing default risk and predicting credit losses at the counterparty and portfolio levels.
- Utilize and enhance in-house analytic tools to evaluate and maintain robust data analysis and reporting for management to make timely, informed decisions. Ensure the accuracy of data, exposure, and reports.
- Interface extensively with front office personnel to gather information needed for credit due diligence on complex and structured transactions and provide recommendations for credit enhancement and deal structuring.
- Participate in the audit process responding to questions raised by auditors and or regulators during annual exams.
- Participate and collaborate in cross-functional projects as a subject matter expert for credit and market risk.
- Enthusiastic in demonstrating strong teamwork and collaboration by partnering with others to meet common objectives.
- Be able to lead cross-functional projects.
JOB QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s Degree required; preferably in a quantitative discipline such as Engineering, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or Data Analytics.
- Extensive years of experience, preferably in the commodities industry.
- Professional qualifications in risk or finance an advantage (FRM, CFA, CQF, etc).
- Critical thinking and ability to interpret a vast and complex amount of information. Requires the skill to articulate risk exposures, financial analysis, and salient insights. Must be able to identify complex scenarios to influence positive business outcomes while highlighting the key economic effects.
- Prior experience in using SAP and/or third-party credit analytics platforms is highly desirable.
- Risk sensitivity and ability to steer decisions through discussions with the business units.
- Flexibility to work under tight deadlines and in a multitasking environment.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of Potash commodity is highly desirable.
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