Business Analyst - Market Risk Braga

Business Analyst - Market Risk
Braga
Braga, Braga, Portugal

Who are we?

As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in the fields of Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 980 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 12 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto, Casablanca, Madrid and Singapore. Committed to sustainability (Ecovadis Gold), diversity (gender index: 92%), and quality of work life (Best Workplace Experience), Quanteam is a
- thinking enterprise.

Our Expertise

With a dual expertise in both business and IT, Quanteam supports its corporate clients (investment banks, asset management companies, private and retail banks, custodians, etc. ) across the entire Front-to-Back spectrum in evolving their business activities and transformation projects.

Our teams are organized into 5 expertise areas:

➡ Quantitative Finance

➡ Risk, Compliance, and Regulatory

➡ Operations and Finance

➡ Transformation and Organization

➡ Information Systems

In 2023, Quanteam generated a revenue of €74. 6 million.

We are looking for a Business Analyst with a strong understanding of financial products to join a dynamic team in the Market Risk area. The role involves acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that business requirements related to market risk are properly defined, documented, and implemented.

Main Tasks:

Gather, analyze, and document business requirements related to market risk processes and systems.

Collaborate with IT teams, risk managers, and business stakeholders to align solutions with business needs.

Support the definition and enhancement of risk models and metrics such as Va
R, sensitivities, stress testing, and others.

Assist in the functional specification of market risk reports and tools.

Validate the correct implementation of requirements through user acceptance testing (UAT).

Participate in
- functional projects related to regulatory reporting and risk assessment.

Monitor regulatory developments and ensure systems remain compliant with evolving requirements (e. g. , FRTB, Basel III).

Main Skills & Requirements:

Background in Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or a related field.

Previous experience as a Business Analyst in the financial industry, ideally in Market Risk.

Strong understanding of financial instruments: derivatives, bonds, equities, FX, structured products, etc.

Good knowledge of market risk concepts: Value at Risk (Va
R), sensitivities, greeks, stress testing.

Strong analytical skills , attention to detail, and
- solving mindset.

Proficiency in data analysis tools such as advanced Excel and SQL ; knowledge of Python or R is a plus.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work in
- functional teams.

Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Hybrid Role in Porto.

If you feel this opportunity is for you, send your CV and join our team!