What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counterparty Credit Risk Senior Manager position at DTCC Candidate Experience Site?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Pay and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
Being a member of the Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) team, the Senior Manager is primarily responsible for leading, developing and providing career guidance to CCR Managers and Associates as they assess the financial stability of DTCC's member firms by interpreting financial documents of banks, broker-dealers, and other financial firms. In addition, the Sr. Manager is an advisor to senior leaders on key risk initiatives. The team is responsible for a portfolio of member firms and is required to perform annual reviews and ongoing surveillance, as well as reviewing new member applications. The team is also tasked with maintenance of the credit risk rating matrix and assessing compliance with established financial parameters and keeping current on new accounting and regulatory pronouncements that impact member firms.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Accountable for applying expertise and judgement, and identifying credit risks and mitigants, as well as trends in financial institutions’ (e.g., banks, broker-dealers, etc.) capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality, and liquidity management.
- Oversee the CCR team's completion of annual reviews and ongoing surveillance of member firms, including judging the creditworthiness of member firms and whether they need to be subjected to additional surveillance or mitigants.
- Accountable for overseeing multiple complex projects, applying advanced credit knowledge, and driving the design of credit risk monitoring tools, automation, and other risk-related initiatives.
- Foster and continuously develop productive relationships for the CCR team with senior and junior staff in internal departments (Market Risk, Product Management, Relationship Management, Legal, and Compliance, etc.).
- Oversee and challenge the analysis of new member full-service applications to assess applicants’ financial condition, their ability to meet DTCC member requirements, and key risk concerns and mitigants.
- Demonstrate and lead CCR staff with in-depth knowledge of DTCC's business, CCR's processes, and the risk environment.
- Set strategic and tactical goals for the CCR team that emphasize the importance of key values, including adherence to risk-related policies, regulatory awareness, and promoting a risk management mindset.
- Manage, develop, and provide career guidance to a staff of approximately 6-12 people of varying experience levels, with direct and indirect reporting lines.
- Act as an advisor to senior management on key risk initiatives.
- Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
Talents Needed for Success:
- Inspires different approaches or ways of working.
- Inspires teams to constructively challenge established views.
- Presents information clearly in writing and orally in larger group settings.
- Convinces others on key topics by presenting persuasive arguments and alternative approaches.
- Sets an example for others by personally embracing change; Builds ownership for change by empowering others to lead change initiatives.