The market risk analyst position includes risk evaluation, risk monitoring, analytics, and reporting. The position includes a variety of responsibilities, including Value-at-Risk (VaR) analysis, complex trade reviews, stress testing, back-testing, historical time-series reviews, P&L analysis, risk appetite and capital management, as well as various ad-hoc investigations. Much of my daily work is quantitative in nature, combined with a large focus on providing qualitative macro-economic… Show more The market risk analyst position includes risk evaluation, risk monitoring, analytics, and reporting. The position includes a variety of responsibilities, including Value-at-Risk (VaR) analysis, complex trade reviews, stress testing, back-testing, historical time-series reviews, P&L analysis, risk appetite and capital management, as well as various ad-hoc investigations. Much of my daily work is quantitative in nature, combined with a large focus on providing qualitative macro-economic advice/expertise. As a more senior analyst in the team, I have been tasked to run a time-series project, whereby I use an Agile approach to project manage a team in a coordinated effort to drive strategic change in a core function associated with big data. Show less

This change position was in the Chief Data Office team, focusing primarily on the strategic data architecture of the organisation. My position entailed the mapping of the current landscapes of various systems and data, providing advice on how best to create efficiencies and drive strategic change. A large amount of time was spent on stakeholder engagement and interactions with senior business leaders; engaging on the strategic direction of the business with regards to data and system efficiency.

This role included the management and daily running of the OTC Derivatives confirmations team. The team was responsible for the validation, affirmation, and confirmation of OTC Derivative trades done with external counterparties. The products that I worked with ranged from vanilla swaps, options, and FRAs to the more exotic and structured deals. This included, but was not limited to, the coverage of the commodities, equities, IRD, NLD, FX, Money Market and Fixed Income desks. My… Show more This role included the management and daily running of the OTC Derivatives confirmations team. The team was responsible for the validation, affirmation, and confirmation of OTC Derivative trades done with external counterparties. The products that I worked with ranged from vanilla swaps, options, and FRAs to the more exotic and structured deals. This included, but was not limited to, the coverage of the commodities, equities, IRD, NLD, FX, Money Market and Fixed Income desks. My responsibilities in this role included the general management of the team, daily/monthly metrics reporting, escalations reporting and management of internal and external queries. Show less

As an associate consultant on the graduate programme I was placed in the banking sector to provide solutions and assistance on various projects. I worked mainly as a project manager, taking on a variety of responsibilities in my short tenor.