Head of Options Risk

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Ebury Full time

Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top FinTechs to work for by Glassdoor and AltFi. We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.

**Head of Options Risk - London, Madrid, Malaga**

This is a hybrid role with four days working in the office and one day working from home.

The Head of Options Risk will monitor, analyse and report on credit and liquidity risk arising from FX option structures entered by our SME clients from all over the world. They will report both to the Head of Treasury and the Chief Financial Risk Officer, who oversee the twin credit and liquidity risks. They will also be expected to proactively contribute to option related risk systems and processes design and product development.

**Responsibilities**:

- Oversees the FX options risk management program;
- Develops, implements, and maintains risk management tools for FX options;
- Monitors and reports the company's foreign exchange exposure;
- Ensures the effectiveness of the company's FX options risk management strategies;
- Works closely with credit risk, trading, sales, and quantitative teams to understand and mitigate risks;
- Conducts scenario analyses and stress testing on FX options portfolio;
- Develops risk models and systems for the ongoing monitoring and management of risks;
- Provides risk management guidance to senior management and board of directors.

**Required Skills and Qualifications**:

- 5-10 years experience in financial roles, ideally market-facing;
- Knowledge of and experience in options and structured products, FX markets preferred but not essential;
- Risk management background also preferred but not essential, we will also consider product developers;
- Understanding of corporate credit is a big plus but not an absolute requirement;
- Flexible location: London, Madrid or Malaga.

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**About Us**

**Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.**

Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1300 staff with a presence in more than 20 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
- We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future._



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