Market Risk Senior Officer – Senior Vice President

About the Position

Market Risk Senior Officer – Senior Vice President - Australia

Citi is seeking a Senior Market Risk Officer to manage the market risk exposure across Interest Rates, FX, Equity, Commodities, and Treasury trading desks in Sydney. In this senior role, you will work closely with trading desks and senior stakeholders to protect Citi's financial position by ensuring robust risk frameworks, analytical integrity, and regulatory alignment. Your work will directly influence risk-governance decisions and shape how Citi manages exposure across a broad range of financial products.

Responsibilities

• Oversee market risk across Interest Rates, FX, Equity, Commodities, and Treasury trading desks, ensuring risk positions are accurately captured, monitored, and reported on a daily basis.
• Review and approve transactions and risk frameworks for risk-taking units, applying advanced judgment to uphold Citi's risk standards.
• Monitor compliance with risk limits and triggers, escalating breaches and recommending corrective actions to trading management.
• Partner with colleagues to identify and analyse sources of market risk variation, translating quantitative findings into clear business insights.
• Collaborate with Model Validation, Risk Analytics, and Financial Control teams to ensure the accuracy and integrity of risk methodologies and models.
• Engage with colleagues to enhance the accuracy and quality of regulatory and management reporting.
• Lead projects to improve the precision and reliability of Market Risk Analytics, driving measurable improvements in analytical infrastructure.
• Stay current with evolving regulatory requirements and internal policy changes, ensuring the organisation's risk practices remain compliant and forward-looking.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of relevant experience in market risk or trading.
• University degree in a quantitative or financial discipline such as Mathematics, Finance, Science, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of financial instruments, risk metrics, and market risk management across asset classes including rates, FX, equities, and commodities.
• Expert understanding of treasury, liquidity management, secured financing, securitization, and derivative products.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to translate complex risk data into clear, actionable conclusions for senior audiences.
• Proven ability to communicate and negotiate effectively at senior levels, including with regulators, auditors, and cross-functional leadership teams.
• Familiarity with AI and coding tools to provide deep risk analysis.

Nice to Have

• Experience coding in Python for risk modelling, data analysis, or automation of analytical workflows.
• Hands-on experience working alongside trading desks in a front-office or closely aligned risk function.
• Exposure to regulatory engagement and experience preparing materials for auditors or regulatory review.
• Strong project management capability with a track record of delivering analytical or risk infrastructure improvements.

We Offer

• Direct engagement with trading desks and senior leadership, giving you visibility and influence over consequential risk decisions.
• Access to Citi's global network of risk, analytics, and financial professionals, enabling meaningful cross-functional collaboration at scale.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including exposure to cutting-edge risk analytics, modelling frameworks, and regulatory developments.
• Wellbeing and family support resources through Citi's localised employee benefits programme in Sydney.

About the Company

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