Market Risk Associate

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Corporate Functions: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

Job purpose

The Market Risk Associate will support day-to-day monitoring and analysis of market and client risk across a range of business lines. Working with experienced Risk colleagues, the successful candidate will help monitor exposures, produce risk reports, and escalate matters where appropriate.

General Duties

• Monitoring the risk of client and firm positions against approved mandates and escalating any breaches where required
• Ensuring timely completion of daily / periodic items
• Assist in the creation and analysis of risk reports and escalating issues to management where required
• Monitor intraday price movements and stay abreast of market developments which could impact the company and / or clients
• Support the analysis of client requests and assist with approvals in line with delegated authority.
• Support the preparation and analysis of stress tests, particularly ahead of periods of expected market volatility.
• Assist in maintaining Market Risk procedures and documentation.
• Ad hoc duties as required

Qualification and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Economics Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science or another relevant quantitative discipline.
• Fluency in business English
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Interest in financial markets and risk management
• Willingness to learn and develop technical knowledge with a continuous-improvement mindset
• Ability to interpret data and communicate findings clearly

• Exposure to data analysis or automation tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI or advanced Excel would be an advantage
• Ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and work effectively in a dynamic environment.

• Strong work ethic and emphasis on attention to detail

• Able to work as part of a team and individually, with the ability to be self-motivated especially with the current hybrid working environment

RTO

• Minimum 4 days in the office