Key responsibilities
You will play a key role in protecting the firm while supporting business growth by providing independent risk assessment, portfolio analysis, and strategic input on client transactions across a broad range of financing and derivatives activities. This is a client facing role in a highly dynamic environment.
Working closely with Sales, Credit Risk, Quants, Legal, Operations and Technology teams, you will help drive the continued evolution of our risk management framework while delivering transparent and actionable risk insights to senior management.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage counterparty exposure across a portfolio of hedge funds and other institutional clients.
• Assess and monitor client portfolios, identifying systemic and idiosyncratic risks and emerging vulnerabilities across market conditions.
• Analyze and communicate key risk drivers, significant market events and portfolio developments to senior management and business stakeholders.
• Partner with Sales and Trading teams to evaluate new transactions, client onboarding opportunities and business initiatives while ensuring risk vs reward is appropriate.
• Review new client portfolios and financing requests, providing recommendations regarding risk appetite, limits, choice of margin methodology and collateral requirements.
• Negotiate and review credit support documentation, margin agreements and risk-related legal terms alongside Legal and Credit Risk teams.
• Contribute to the enhancement of margin methodologies, stress-testing frameworks and risk analytics across financing and derivatives businesses.
• Collaborate with global risk teams to ensure consistency of risk management practices and support cross-regional business growth.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives using quantitative tools and data analytics.
Your Career Comeback
We are open to applications from career returners. Find out more about our program on ubs.com/careercomeback.
The team
You’ll be working in our Financing Risk team in New York. The role sits at the intersection of risk management, trading, sales and client financing, with responsibility for assessing, monitoring and managing counterparty risk across a diverse portfolio of hedge funds, banks, asset managers and corporate clients.
Your skills and experience
Products and Business Coverage
The role provides exposure to a broad range of products and financing activities, including:
• Prime Brokerage and Securities Financing Transactions
• Listed Derivatives and OTC Clearing
• FX Prime Brokerage
With an expectation to collaborate across Financing and Derivatives where clients interact with the bank across both verticals, to develop a holistic understanding of client activity.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
• 4-8 years of experience in Prime Brokerage Risk, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Trading, Structuring, XVA, Quantitative Risk, or a related front-office risk function.
• Strong understanding of counterparty exposure measurement, collateral management, margining and risk mitigation techniques.
• Knowledge of derivatives and financing products across one or more asset classes.
• Experience analyzing portfolio-level risks and communicating findings effectively to business and risk stakeholders.
• Familiarity with key risk measurement techniques including greeks, stress testing, scenario analysis, sensitivities and Value-at-Risk concepts.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear risk recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence clients and senior business partners.
• Degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or another quantitative discipline.
Preferred
• Direct experience in an equivalent business in a comparable role.
• Programming experience in Python, SQL, R or other tools used for data analysis and automation.
• Experience working in a global financial institution and partnering across multiple regions.
• You’re curious to explore how AI can improve how we build, deliver, and optimize workflows. You do this with sound judgment – validating outputs and aligning with policies, risk standards, and ethical use.
About us
UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. We also provide diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS is present in more than 50 markets around the globe.
We know that great work is never done alone. That’s why we place collaboration at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves. Want to find out more? Visit ubs.com/careers.
Salary information
The indicative gross base salary range as a full-time equivalent role:
• United States – New York – New York min USD 155000 – max USD 190000 /annum
The expected salary for this role will be determined by relevant factors which may include but are not limited to, role-required experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. UBS offers a range of competitive benefits and for further information, please visit ubs.com/employee-benefits. We may, at our sole discretion, provide additional variable compensation or awards.
Join us
At UBS, we know that it’s our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.
Disclaimer / Policy statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.