Reset Risk Specialist

**Description**

**Summary**
- Works closely with Risk Specialists in order to effectively manage risk parameters.

**Principle accountabilities**
- Risk specialist role responsible for achieving revenue targets by maximizing participation in Reset runs - actively guide support sales and operations team members to optimize Reset efficiency and results
- Curve creation for Reset runs in OTC rates and fx products
- Reviewing and actively managing risk parameters for conservative and effective run results
- Responsible for final sign-off of runs prior to execution
- Work closely with sales team to build strong long-term relationships with customers, and potential customers, with a particular focus on engaging with clients on technical risk parameter discussions
- Support and lead the development and specification of new initiatives, broadening revenue streams via new product development and roll-out
- Assist Development and Project Managers define expansion of Reset functionality
- Pro-actively seek client feedback to assist in service development and enhancement
- Regular verbal updates, progress reports to management

**Leadership/Strategy**
- Works collaboratively with Shared Services functions (Technology, Marketing, Clearing, Finance.) as well as other Business lines to develop coordinated strategies, where appropriate.

**Sales/Account/Relationship Management**
- Applies extensive knowledge of product/services when representing Reset and CME Group to internal and external audiences (e.g. current clients, target clients, conferences, etc).
- Relationship management of existing client base with a focus on maximizing client participation and experience in Reset runs to grow revenues
- Develop and prioritize a targeted pipeline of new client opportunities
- Manages the communication flow between client and Operations before/during/after Reset runs to ensure effective client results and experience

**Risk Management**
- Curve creation for Reset runs
- Engaging with clients on technical risk parameter discussions if and when needed
- Responsible for final sign-off of runs prior to execution
- Reviewing and actively managing risk parameters for conservative and effective run results

**Product Management/Development**
- Leads expansion of services to new products and asset classes

**Skills and software requirements**
- Previous experience in trading and risk management of interest rate and FX products essential
- Hands-on experience in options pricing and risk management ideal
- Ability to work with sales team to market and communicate with clients and various institutions
- Strong general financial product and market knowledge across multi-assets in FX, Rates and other financial markets
- Solid understanding of market pricing across multi-product environment essential
- Ability to build bespoke market pricing tools in Excel ideal
- Experience with Bloomberg functionality ideal
- Understand and anticipate changing business needs as a result of evolving risk and regulatory environments

**Competencies**
- Strong and confident communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Flexibility to work at different times as defined by business needs
- Ability to work accurately and efficiently under intense time pressure
- Good relationship building skills with ability to interact with different people at all levels across the business internally and externally
- Team player
- Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach
- Honest and trustworthy, with an open communication style
- Strong analytical ability and excellent problem-solving skills
- Take ownership of an issue through to resolution
- Ability to develop new skills and understand new technology and products as required

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