Counterparty Risk Operations – Risk Connections Center Analyst

Description UBS is a client-driven global financial services firm. Our leading investment banking and securities business provides a broad range of products and services to our corporate and institutional clients, governments, financial intermediaries and alternative asset managers.DescriptionContext:The successful candidate will work within the Counterparty Risk Operations (CRO) team which provides the interface to business and risk partners internally, and is aligned under the Collateral & Processing Utility within Global Operations Group in UBS’s investment Bank. The CRO is accountable for management of counterparty risk (settlement risk, collateral risk) and handles special situations in conjunction with the core utility team. Our role is to enhance overall risk management through pro-actively identifying risks within the Operations environment and successfully mitigating such risks through close interaction with various internal Stakeholder groups, including Credit, Trading and Sales functions, Legal and other Operations units. The CRO function supports all products globally.The candidate will be a member of the Risk Connections Center and will be required both to execute the current responsibilities for the risk support activity but importantly to be able to contribute towards the growth of the function to meet these broader objectives. Key Skills Required:

Excellent analytical, quantitative, and data manipulation skills

Team player willing to take initiative in all situations. Must have inquisitive nature interested in understanding connections between different risk indicators in order to build a complete risk picture

Advanced report design / creation skills

Experience working with risk managers preferredKey Responsibilities: The Risk Manager is responsible for:

Working with risk management groups across the IB and Operations departments to evaluate and mitigate counterparty risk.

Identifying and escalating to senior Operations and other management, key counterparty risks.

Leveraging Operations managers, credit and business to ensure the key risks are recognised and acted upon in the appropriate manner

Contributing and, where appropriate, leading enhancements to Operations policies, processes and infrastructure in order to better evaluate and monitor risk assessment

Utilizing his / her risk and product expertise to ensure management’s overall understanding of risk practices and risk inherent in our processes

Identifying the cross product view of client portfolio and the counterparty risks there-in

Contributing to the evolving nature of the CRO function as it becomes global, and reach stretches across productsRequirements

Bachelor degree or international equivalentKeyOur OfferingUBS can offer you an environment geared towards performance, attractive career opportunities, and an open corporate culture that values and rewards the contribution of every individual.It starts with youWe can offer you an exciting, fast-paced working environment, a culture of mutual respect and teamwork and the opportunity to play a vital role in our growth. If you are attracted to joining an organization where every individual's contribution counts and where your talent will impact on our future, please apply for this position. It starts with you.Disclaimer / Policy StatementsUBS is an equal opportunity employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.