Market Risk Associate
$180,000–$260,000 year
On-site · New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Market Risk Associate at Capula Investment Management focusing on monitoring and analyzing market risks across portfolios, developing and maintaining risk models, conducting stress testing and scenario analysis, and collaborating with traders, quants, and IT to improve risk systems and data quality. Responsibilities include daily market risk analysis and P&L attribution across asset classes (fixed income, equities, derivatives), developing tools and dashboards to enhance risk visibility, conducting stress testing and back-testing, supporting regulatory and internal risk reporting, and leveraging programming skills (Python, SQL, R) to support risk system development and data infrastructure. The role offers exposure to global financial markets, a high-performance team environment, and a competitive base salary with discretionary bonus.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or Engineering
- 3+ years experience in market risk management, preferably in a hedge fund or investment management environment
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience in risk modeling and statistical analysis
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, or R for data analysis and risk system development
- Knowledge of VaR, stress testing, and scenario analysis
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Experience with risk management systems and cloud platforms (AWS, Linux) is a plus
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