Your role
Are you naturally curious and ambitious? Do you have sharp analytical skills? We're looking for someone who can:
• assess counterparty credit risk using an understanding of hedge fund and family office risk management, trading strategies, infrastructure, and other quantitative and qualitative credit factors, including onsite due diligence visits
• use delegated authority, within defined risk limits, to approve new positions or recommend decisions to senior credit committees, partnering closely with the business to ensure transactions align with UBS's risk appetite
• evaluate transactional risk across OTC derivatives, securities financing, exchange-traded derivatives, banking products, and structured transactions
• prepare, review, and approve annual counterparty reviews and transactional credit proposals, clearly articulating credit assessments, risk appetite, exposure drivers, and business outlook
• lead negotiation of trading documentation, including ISDA/CSA, Prime Brokerage, and Repo Agreements
• manage regulatory requests, audit items, and operational risk issues in a timely and disciplined way
• deliver ad hoc credit analysis and contribute to portfolio reviews to identify emerging risks and concentrations
Your team
You'll join the Hedge Fund Credit Risk Control team in New York, aligned with the Investment Bank. The team is responsible for credit assessment, monitoring, control, and transaction approval for UBS counterparties, primarily hedge funds, family offices, and private equity funds. As a Credit Officer, you'll focus on quantitative transaction risk and counterparty credit analysis.
Your expertise
You have:
• a bachelor's degree or international equivalent, ideally in accounting, finance, economics, or mathematics; an MBA or CFA is a plus
• ideally 2-5 years of experience in a similar role or related financial services position
• solid quantitative risk analysis skills gained in a credit risk, market risk, or trading environment
• experience conducting due diligence and assessing the financial condition of hedge fund counterparties
• a solid understanding of financial markets and a broad range of trading and lending products
• familiarity with trading documentation, particularly ISDA/CSA, Prime Brokerage, and Repo Agreements
• clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with clients and internal stakeholders
You are:
• a collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with peers, business partners, and senior management
