Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.
The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.
Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,800 employees across Europe, Asia and America.
For more information visit www.marex.com
To support the Head of Enterprise Risk in managing the Group level risks, enabling the holistic view of the current and emerging risks faced by the firm, and supporting the process for the internal adequacy assessments of risk, capital and liquidity for external regulators globally (ICARA, ICAAP, IRAP, ILAP, etc)
Responsibilities:
• Analysis of enterprise-wide risk exposures including Market, Credit & Operational Risk factors and incorporating client level analysis where appropriate.
• Origination and collation of materials for external stakeholders including regulators, exchanges, rating agencies as well as internal stakeholders such as Board and sub-Board Committees.
• Responsible for the writing and co-ordination of ICARAs and ICAAPs on behalf of Risk, and other cross discipline risk analyses.
• Lead various change initiatives on behalf the Risk Department
• Evaluate overall risk & control framework across 1st & 2nd lines of defence to identify gaps in coverage and/ or implementation, addressing identified weaknesses as appropriate.
• Enhance & refine the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (EWRM) Framework and implement new risk policies, procedures and processes where required to drive the firm’s governance forward ensuring adherence to best practice and standardisation of framework(s) across risk classes.
• To communicate effectively at all levels and escalate to the Head of Enterprise Risk and Global Head of Risk, and the wider senior management team, all material risk issues arising.
• To standardise and automate risk capital processes.
• To consider the factors affecting the approval of all “new products” on behalf of Risk and recommend their approval where appropriate.
• Form enduring and effective working relationships across all internal department and wider firm touch points.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
Skills and Experience:
• Comprehensive risk management experience preferably in a broker dealer environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of commodities and financial markets
• Experience working in a regulated environment
Competencies:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.
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Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
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