Financial Risk Manager

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Join us as a Financial/Structural Risk Manager to secure the financial foundations of Qonto as we transition into a regulated bank. You will tackle complex challenges related to liquidity and interest rate risks, ensuring our resilience in a shifting macroeconomic landscape. Working directly with Clément, you will shape the strategies that protect our assets and optimize our revenues, playing a key role in building a best-in-class risk management framework.

👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As a Financial Risk Manager at Qonto, you will :
• Identify, measure, and monitor structural risks (liquidity, interest rate, solvency, and FX) to ensure Qonto's financial stability.
• Design, write, and maintain the financial risk policies that define the framework for the ALM team's operations.
• Build, maintain, and improve risk models and dashboards using SQL and Python to value complex financial instruments (bonds, swaps,etc.) and track Key Risk Indicators.
• Challenge the Finance and ALM teams ensuring they align with our risk appetite and regulatory constraints.
• Contribute to major regulatory exercises and help structure the department's processes for our future status as a credit institution.

🤔 What you can expect :
• Market Context: Join us at a pivotal moment where we are structuring our banking operations with expectations of significant growth.
• Methodologies: We value a "trust but verify" approach where the Risk team sets the policies and monitors compliance, while giving autonomy to the ALM team for execution.
• Team: You will work in a pair with an experienced Financial Risk Manager, reporting directly to Clément, in an environment that encourages technical depth and ownership.
• Tools: You will use SQL and Python daily to access data and build your models.
• Impact: Your analysis will have a direct impact on the company's P&L and will guide strategic decisions.

🤝 About your future manager:
Your manager will be Clément Chaperon, who brings nearly a decade of experience in the financial sector.
Starting at Bpifrance in the dealing room, he advanced to lead the financial and country risks department before joining Qonto two and a half years ago. Clément values analytical rigor and fosters a collaborative environment where team members are encouraged to grow and innovate.

🏅 About You :
• Experience: You have at least 5 years of experience in Structural or Financial Risk Management.
• Technical Skills: You are proficient in SQL and Python (data manipulation, financial libraries) and can build models from scratch.
• Financial Knowledge: You have a deep understanding of financial instruments (bonds, interest rate swaps) and risk metrics (LCR, NSFR, VaR, sensitivities). FRM certification is a plus.
• Communication: You can explain complex financial concepts to non-experts and have the confidence to challenge stakeholders when necessary.
• Languages: You are fluent in English, French is a plus.

At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.

🎁 Perks

A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.

- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Competitive salary package;
- Meal vouchers;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.

💬 Our hiring process:

- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote or live exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like

Find more information about our interview process on our careers website.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

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