Responsibilities- Providing risk oversight for the Americas trading activities of the firm by focusing on electronic trading and market risk
- Assisting the regional Head of Risk in overseeing, managing and modeling risk for the regional trading activities
- Working closely with the Portfolio Managers, Traders, Core Engineering team, and Prime Brokers to respond effectively to resolve trading related issues
- Assisting Risk Management and Risk Technology teams to enhance trading risk controls and to mitigate operational risk
- Conducting ad-hoc risk and margin analysis in addition to back-testing on a regular basis
Qualifications- Strong academic background with a bachelor's degree in sciences, quantitative master's highly regarded
- 3 to 6 years of experience in an electronic trading risk role gained with a quantitative proprietary trading group or sell-side electronic trading role
- Desire to continuously learn and proactively challenge the status quo to improve existing processes
- Experience working with compliance, business management and technology teams
- Solid Python and database proficiency required
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with equities and options preferred
Anticipated annual base salary range is $150,000-$200,000 plus eligible for discretionary bonus.
Tower's headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC's Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world.
Our benefits include:
- Generous paid time off policies
- Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
- In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
- Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
- Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
- Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
- Workshops and continuous learning opportunities
