Senior Liquidity Risk Specialist

Please note that this position is based in Berlin, Germany - relocation support is provided if required. 

THE BEST WORK OF YOUR CAREER

Trade Republic is the largest savings platform in Europe - we operate in 18 countries, serving +10 million customers who trusted us with over 150B in assets. But we’re striving for more.

We have a bold mission to empower everyone to build wealth with easy, safe, and free access to financial systems. You will have the opportunity to grow your career by collaborating with a team of outstanding talents and state of the art technology to build a lasting, positive future for millions.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Take charge of the bank-wide ILAAP Framework including Governance, Quantification Methods, ILAAP Stress Testing Framework and Reporting Framework 
• Being the key counterpart for product teams and treasury for all liquidity related matters
• Analyze and control Trade Republic’s liquidity risk profile on a daily basis and provide insights information for our Management 
• Review and update guidelines and documentation, ensuring compliance with relevant internal policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
• Ongoing and ad hoc Reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Plan and initial, regular and ad-hoc validations of liquidity risk models 
• Engage with model owners in the 1LoD as well as business and development experts to ensure the liquidity positions are effectively challenged and risk arising from Model deficiencies are identified and addressed
• Deliver model validation analysis and reports in support of senior management and committee review

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Education and technical skills: 

• Master’s Degree + in Economics, Mathematics, Physics or similar disciplines. Quantitative background is a requirement
• Very good knowledge of the regulatory Requirements 
• Very good knowledge of risk management techniques and risk quantification methods, especially market and credit risk 
• Advanced programming skills (e.g. Python, R, C++, Java), experienced with databases (e.g. SQL) 

Experience:  

5+ Years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the below Fields : 

• ERM/Risk Controlling with a Tier1 Bank or a Fintech in the EU
• FRM advisory or audit for a Tier1 Audit or Advisory Firm 
• Working for banking regulatory or supervisory bodies in the EU
• Experience in liquidity risk management
• Experience in IRRBB and/or CSRBB

Personal skills:

• Resilient self-starter with the tendency to think critically and challenge others
• Efficient team player with a high degree of organizational self-reliance
• Outstanding analytical skill set, high attention to detail and ability to quickly understand new and complex topics
• Great communication skills with the ability to address the needs of different stakeholder types (engineers, senior management, product managers, etc.) 

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY NOW

Our culture rewards ownership, excellence, and high energy. We care deeply about outcomes and hold each other accountable - we’re here to win and fix one of the largest challenges Europeans face - closing the pension gap and democratising wealth. If this gets you fired up, reach out!