You have an affinity with numbers and complex data sets. You are hands-on, curious and looking for a challenge. Why not join our Risk Management team and be a key contributor to our global trading operation?

The trading environment changes rapidly and the successful candidate will need to be driven, flexible, energetic and fast-thinking to follow market moves and have a positive impact within the team.

As a Market Risk Analyst, you will be an active participant in managing Mako's trading floor risk, a cornerstone of our business. You will develop your expertise, be responsible for real-time risk measurement and analysis of global trader positions as well as daily reporting and limit monitoring using a range of risk methodologies and metrics.

What you'll be involved in:

• Preparing risk reports and materials to proactively identify and analyse the convex market risk across the firm and for the Risk Committee and other forums.
• Working closely with traders and operational staff across the company.
• Daily analysis of Mako's haircut requirement at its clearers including forecasting and margin management.
• Developing and maintaining VBA and python tools to improve the current processes.
• Identifying and tracking key risks and discussing exposures that exceed the firm's risk appetite directly with traders. Escalating these to senior management on a timely basis.
• Understanding and analysing the key market drivers and how they affect the firm's positions.
• Assisting in the development and reviewing position limit frameworks for Mako's trading desks.
• Being a part of the team responsible for maintaining and reviewing algorithmic limit and safeties within the firm.
• Producing analyses for regulator and exchange requests.

What you bring to the table:

• Relevant experience of market risk gained from trading, structuring, risk management or research from either sell side or buy side
• Experience with liquid futures and options is a must. Cross assets experience especially in fixed income and equity is a bonus.
• Good coding skills in Excel/VBA, working knowledge of Python Pandas and PyQt.
• Practical experience of VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing and other risk measurement methods.
• A strong work ethic, highly self-motivated and able to multi-task across both team-oriented and individual projects.
• Confident problem-solving skills, with a proven analytical ability and comfortable at analysing large data sets.
• Excellent communication skills with a strong attention to details and an ability to influence.

Skills that will set you apart:

• University / college-educated in quantitative subjects (e.g. Engineering, Sciences, Maths, Economics, Finance, etc.) with a minimum of a 2.1 Bachelor's degree or equivalent, higher education degree is a bonus.

We are Mako

At Mako, we are welcoming, inclusive and collaborative. We work fast and smart in a supportive and dress-down environment that allows colleagues to be themselves and achieve great things. We have a flat structure that offers unrivalled engagement with senior leadership and career development opportunities alongside a fantastic benefits package, including:

• Flexible leave and working policies
• Private health and dental insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Free access to the Mako gym
• Employee wellbeing guidance and support
• Opportunity to become involved in the rewarding work of the Mako foundation