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Job Description
Job Duties:
Associate, Market Risk with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, Texas. Participate in the ongoing review of risk measures (VaR, greeks, stress tests) and interact with 1st line risk takers. Evaluate risk taking behavior and influence outcomes through portfolio and transaction level risk analysis taking into consideration risk appetite. Collaborate with Risk Engineering colleagues on the development of new risk measures / stress tests and improvements to existing measures. Proactive identify emerging risks (e.g. basis risks, crowded trades). Propose limits structures and add some risk systems once approved. Connect events (e.g. macroeconomic data releases, political elections) to potential vulnerabilities. Disseminate information and educate stakeholders through effective and timely communication and collaboration. Provide updates to senior management on in-progress projects and contribute to communications to regulators related to regular and ad-hoc inquiries.