Market Risk Lead Analyst
Closing date for applications: 28/05/2026
Location London, United Kingdom
Salary £58,821 – £83,040
Job typePermanent \| Contract typeFull Time
Remote / On\-site Hybrid
You’ll spend some of your time at home, working with your team digitally. You’ll also regularly work at your office or hub to collaborate with your colleagues.
Experienced
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Job description
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This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.
Join us as a Market Risk Lead Analyst
- You’ll be influential in maintaining and developing a strong second line of defence across our Risk function
- We’ll look to you to manage the engagement with Risk functions to understand their respective requirements and strategic developments and deliver on the business’s responsibilities
- This is an exciting fast\-paced role, where you’ll be able to hone your experience of market risk and advance your career
In your new role, you’ll make sure that Market Risk activities comply with the bank’s risk appetite and the risk management standards requested by our stakeholders.
We’ll look to you to develop and deliver a suite of risk metrics, making sure that these can effectively capture the risk which is managed.
You’ll also be:
- Keeping up to date with the regulatory environment in which the bank operates and helping to assess and implement any changes in the risk management framework
- Facilitating the articulation of risk appetite and limit frameworks in liaison with first line functions and governing bodies, at legal entity and divisional level for market risk
- Focusing on the relevant pricing desks
- Providing stress testing of relevant portfolios and bespoke stress tests based on market conditions
- Reviewing and challenging current risk methodologies and portfolio make up
We’re looking for someone with experience within a market risk function, ideally with exposure to and an understanding of capital, market or credit risk practices.
You’ll also need:
- A good understanding of financial products within Fixed Income and FX
- Knowledge of risk metrics and value at risk (VaR)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- To demonstrate strong skills in Excel, with proficiency in Python and VBA
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Here’s a quick look at what your pay package and annual leave could look like if you get accepted for the role. We have a wide range of benefits to support you in your working life and beyond.
Please note, the presented benefits packages are based on the minimum base salary.
Tap each segment for details.
Your pay package
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Your leave allowance
28 days Annual leave You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 additional days off.
3 days Volunteering Take time off to support the causes you’re passionate about.
3 days Training Take time to build the skills you need to grow your career.
Total rewards package
Welcome to our Bishopsgate hub
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Based only a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street Station, the central location of this office makes working there incredibly convenient. Everything you need is close by, so you can run errands, go to the gym, and socialise with friends and colleagues before and after work.
Bishopsgate recently underwent a multi\-year refurbishment programme to improve spaces and facilities as well as become more sustainable.
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