Jefferies Financial Group

VP, Counterparty Credit Risk Quantitative Analyst

Jefferies Financial Group$185K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline; PhD preferred.
  • 3-5 years of experience in counterparty credit risk modeling.
  • Deep understanding of pricing and risk calculations for financial products.
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex quantitative models and integrating them into IT systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL, with strong data-handling capabilities.
  • Excellent project management and stakeholder communication skills.
  • Strong written communication skills for clear model documentation.
  • Familiarity with Numerix and/or Bloomberg platforms preferred.
  • CQF Certification is highly desired.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement analytics for counterparty credit risk management.
  • Design and build infrastructure for consolidating credit risk models across systems.
  • Conduct quantitative research for implementing model enhancements and remediations.
  • Design and develop analytical tools and dashboards for risk transparency.
  • Build and maintain performance monitoring and backtesting frameworks.
  • Assess methodologies to identify weaknesses and evaluate risk materiality.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across business, risk, technology, and other teams for effective model governance.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Access to advanced financial modeling tools and platforms.
  • Engagement with innovative risk management strategies.
  • Support for obtaining additional certifications like CQF.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled quantitative professional to join the Risk Analytics group to develop and manage analytics for counterparty credit risk models focused on fixed income products, including repos, security lend/borrow, mortgages, and interest rate derivatives. The candidate will contribute to model development across the full model lifecycle, from methodology and design to implementation, validation, and ongoing performance monitoring. The successful candidate will also provide quantitative risk analysis to support day-to-day counterparty credit risk management.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement analytics to support counterparty credit risk management.
  • Design and Build infrastructure to consolidate counterparty credit risk models across systems.
  • Conduct quantitative research to implement model changes, enhancements, and remediations.
  • Design and develop analytical tools and dashboards to enhance risk transparency and decision-making.
  • Build and maintain model performance monitoring, benchmarking, and backtesting frameworks.
  • Assess methodologies and processes to identify potential weaknesses and evaluate risk materiality.
  • Partner with stakeholders across business, risk, technology, and other functional teams to ensure effective model development, governance, and usage


Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline; PhD preferred.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in counterparty credit risk modeling.
  • Deep understanding of pricing and risk calculations for financial products.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex quantitative models and translate business requirements into robust library design, code development, and integration into IT systems.
  • Proficiency in Python and other programming languages, with strong data-handling skills in SQL.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder communication skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, precise, and compliant model documentation.
  • Familiarity with Numerix and/or Bloomberg platforms is preferred.
  • CQF Certification is highly desired.


Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $185,000 - $200,000.

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is a diversified financial services company that operates in investment banking, capital markets, asset management, and direct investing. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City. Jefferies Financial Group has operations in over 30 countries and employs over 4,000 people. The company's businesses include Jefferies, a global investment bank; Leucadia Asset Management, an asset management firm; and Berkadia, a commercial real estate company. Jefferies Financial Group is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JEF.
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4,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
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Net Income
$775.2 million
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$6.7 billion

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