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Risk Analyst Equities & FX

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Strategic Staffing Solutions

Job Title: Risk Analyst – Equities & FX

Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Pay: 23/hr – W2
Contract:  6 Months 

Job Summary:

Are you looking to apply your quantitative and analytical skills while gaining deeper insight into derivative products and legal documentation? Our Cross Product Confirmation Execution Group is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Analyst to manage economic affirmation risk and legal confirmations for derivatives, primarily across Equities and Foreign Exchange products. This high-impact role involves close collaboration with clients, sales, traders, legal, and structurers to ensure risk mitigation through timely and accurate execution of ISDA documentation.

Team Overview – Your Impact:

The Operations division plays a key role in safeguarding the firm’s financial and reputational well-being. Within it, the Confirmation Execution Group is responsible for executing legal confirmations with institutional clients and broker-dealers. The team focuses on maintaining control, driving efficiency, and mitigating risk in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage economic affirmation risk by ensuring trades are affirmed within internal timelines.

  • Execute and oversee ISDA and electronic confirmations with institutional clients and broker-dealers.

  • Review incoming counterparty documents and confirm template accuracy.

  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies between client and firm trade bookings.

  • Follow up on legal confirmation execution and trade matching.

  • Escalate outstanding high-risk trades to senior leadership.

  • Support cross-functional efforts including compliance, sales, and legal to enhance execution and onboarding.

  • Participate in enhancements, process improvements, and industry initiatives.

  • Contribute to reporting, metrics, and compliance strategy development.

  • Maintain operational and reputational risk controls while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Top Skills & Qualifications:

  1. Risk Management & Derivative Operations – Understanding of risk, controls, and life cycle of derivative transactions.

  2. Trade Documentation & ISDA Agreements – Familiarity with derivatives legal documentation and booking systems.

  3. Stakeholder Collaboration & Client Service – Ability to work across teams and engage directly with institutional clients.

Technical Skills:

  • Microsoft Excel (strong proficiency required)

  • Experience in analyzing quantitative data and presenting findings

  • Trade platform familiarity and electronic confirmation systems a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required

  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work well under pressure in a team-oriented environment

  • Leadership capabilities and proactive initiative

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job ID: JOB-240969
Publish Date: 06 Apr 2025

Tagged as: Risk Analyst Equities & FX