Risk Analyst
About Clear Street:
At Clear Street, we are disrupting the institutional brokerage and clearing market by modernizing archaic industry segments with brand new technology. We’re changing the way institutional investors interact with the markets; offering an alternative to working with big banks. Our cloud-based API technology will empower clients to clear, settle, and finance trading activity while accessing real-time risk and position information. Our platform is built on an incredibly modern tech-stack, by pragmatic engineers focused on building intuitive and frictionless user experiences. Our tech-infused suite of customer experience-oriented prime service offerings will increase our clients’ efficiency and provide real-time insights they’ve never previously experienced.
The Team:
At Clear Street, our risk and margin functions collaborate closely as members of the same team. Your team will own risk and margin across Clear Street's business lines, playing a crucial role in the success of our growing business. This is a highly impactful position that provides the opportunity to expand both your quantitative and client facing skillsets.
You will:
- Work with the team to automate daily risk and margin reports for clients and internal prop/flow desks.
- Work on setting and monitoring risk limits.
- Work with the team and engineers on projects related to risk and margin platform builds.
- Interact with key stakeholders internally to explain any margin and risk related questions.
Qualifications:
- 0-3 years’ previous experience preferred, but not required.
- High degree of attention to detail and ability to manage complex processes, along with the judgment to balance risk/benefit tradeoffs.
- Meaningful analytical and problem-solving skills, with a degree in a quantitative discipline.
- Programming and/or database expertise; ability to transform concepts and ideas into robust, automated tasks.
- Comfort developing relationships across functional groups and business units.
- Familiarity with financial markets and quantitative investment approaches.
- High degree of motivation and commitment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as thrive in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, finance, engineering, or physics.
- Prior experience developing Python/VBA/SQL/Tableau applications.
- Investment industry experience, preferably with Prime Brokerage firms, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, or Trading/Market Making desk.
We offer:
- The opportunity to join a small and growing team of good people, where you can make a difference.
- A meritocratic philosophy that champions collaboration.
- Room to innovate, solve complex business problems and build new products.
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks.