Quantitative Risk Ananlyst

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Description

Crypto Finance Group is a multi-award winning company and one of the most respected fintechs in Switzerland, with offices in Zug, Zürich, and Singapore. We enable traditional and institutional investors to invest in digital assets such as bitcoin and ether. Professionalism is our focus, but innovation and speed are equally important. With our three divisions – brokerage, crypto storage/custodian solutions, and fund and asset management – we are perfectly positioned to help professional investors enter the crypto market.

The Crypto Finance Group is a fast-growing, exciting place to work with tremendous opportunities for personal growth and professional advancement. The starting date is as soon as possible, and the work location is in the heart of Zurich.

Key responsibilities

As integral part of the Risk Management team, specify, develop, calibrate and enhance quantitative risk and valuation models across risk types in line with banking regulation and the needs of business areas
Measure and monitor financial risks
Perform quantitative and regulatory risk and valuation analyses
Apply best-practice models, assess model risks and verify proper implementation of models
Contribute to the Risk Management IT architecture and to the development of data analytics and reporting solutions for risk management and performance attribution
Share expertise to help business areas better understand regulatory enforcement
Provide expert advice on risk and valuation models and their strategic roadmap
Perform stress and back testing
Contribute to training and communication of risk and performance measures, including comprehensive analyses to ad-hoc requests
Support and communicate the enterprise-wide risk management framework with policies and limits to support risk taking activities
Requirements
University degree in a quantitative discipline (Econometrics, Mathematics, Data Science or similar)
At least 3-5 years of experience in risk modelling, stress testing and model validation in the financial industry, trading a plus
Very good understanding of financial risk measurement, valuation and modelling techniques
Knowledge of Swiss financial market regulation
Technical proficiency in statistical software R or python with statistics libraries.
Programming skills a plus
Good knowledge of Excel for prototyping
Strong logical and analytical problem-solving mind-set
A dynamic person with an innovative spirit, a positive attitude and strong motivational skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Self-driven, results-oriented, and hands-on, with an attention to detail
Fluency in English, in German a plus
Benefits
Become part of a leading company in the crypto asset space
Gain deep insights into crypto asset trading, market making, and execution strategies
Work in an inspiring, dynamic, and rapidly growing industry
Join a team-oriented and entrepreneurial culture
Take part in and contribute to knowledge sessions on crypto assets

Please note:
We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies

Due to the Swiss labour legislation, we can only accept applicants who have the right to work in Switzerland (are in possession of a Swiss work permit or are EU/EFTA citizens). All other applications will not be considered.