Liquidity Risk & Stress Testing Analyst

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role:

FR&Gs mission is to provide effective and efficient identification, measurement, monitoring and control of market, liquidity & Stress Testing related risks to the clearing and settlement processes for DTCC, its members and the markets. In addition, FR&G provides critical governance and quality assurance capabilities for key risk functions that are designed to meet rigorous organizational and regulatory standards. FR&G works under delegated authority from the Board and senior management to manage these risks within defined risk tolerances, as approved by the Board and senior management. FR&G collaborates closely with Quantitative Risk Management and the Counterparty Credit Risk teams to maintain an integrated and comprehensive approach to financial risk management at DTCC to support an effective second line of defense. FR&Gs prime directive for DTCC's applicable clearing agencies and joint ventures consists of the following:

• Maintain sufficient collateral to cover any losses associated with the liquidation of any defaulting member or family portfolio under extreme but plausible scenarios.

• Ensure that sufficient liquidity resources are available so that each entity is able to settle all transactions as contracted in the event of a failure by the single largest member or family under extreme but plausible circumstances.

• Exercise continuous improvement of policies, procedures and processes that support robust, ongoing member surveillance and effective but appropriate response to distress events; and• Manage FR&G to maintain a deep and broad product knowledge and risk framework to effectively measure and manage market, liquidity and credit risks.

Being a member of the Liquidity Risk & Stress Testing team, the Analyst is responsible for monitoring and managing market and liquidity risk exposures arising from trade execution and settlement activities in the clearing corporations and the depository, including in extreme but plausible market conditions. Responsibilities also include driving new business initiatives, overseeing risk systems design and continuous enhancements, and compliance with Risk Management policies and procedures. Understanding of stress testing methodologies, keen understanding of financial markets and client profiles. Ability to identify, analyze, and mitigate potential risks and safeguard financial market in which DTCC plays a pivotal role.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs day-to-day functions contained in the procedures such as conducting analysis of stress testing scenarios, researching significant increases in liquidity obligations, analyzing stress-testing results, tracking trading patterns of member firms, liquidity usage, etc.
• Develops an understanding of key risk exposures to the clearing corporations and the depository to support design and review of stress scenarios.
• Develops an understanding of clients' business and risk profiles to serve as a point of contact for risk related support and inquiries.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, identifying and escalating emerging risks, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
• Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Entry Level - internship experience highly preferred
• Bachelor's degree required

Talents Needed for Success:

• Collaborates well within and across teams.
• Communicates openly with team members and others.
• Works with the team to review deliverables and ensure quality and accuracy.
• Adheres to established rules and procedures when performing work.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

DTCC safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Our Risk Management teams work to protect the safety and soundness of our systems and are responsible for identifying, managing, measuring and mitigating a spectrum of key risk types including credit, market, liquidity, systemic, operational and technology in all existing and new products, activities, processes and systems.