Credit Risk Analyst - Wealth Management

The role requires strong analytical skills to evaluate portfolios and risk metrics, strong communication skills to drive clear decisions and stakeholder alignment, and the ability to partner with Quants and Engineering to enhance risk management frameworks (margins, stress testing, monitoring).

In this role, youll make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead due diligence reviews for Wealth Management clients and broker-dealers, from initial assessment through approval and periodic refresh.
• Provide subject-matter leadership on financing risk and Prime Brokerage risk topics, including evaluation of client activity, exposures, and risk appetite alignment.
• Perform and oversee portfolio-based analyses (sample portfolios, portfolio analytics, stress outcomes, concentration reviews) to support underwriting and risk decisions.
• Partner with 2nd Line, Quants and Engineering to improve and modernize the risk management framework (e.g., margin methodologies, stress testing approaches, monitoring and escalation controls).
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders and forums; influence outcomes through crisp, well-supported narratives.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Prime Brokerage or financing risk, not required but preferred.
• Strong analytical skillset with hands-on ability to evaluate portfolios and interpret portfolio analytics and stress results.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to present complex risk topics succinctly to senior audiences.
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related discipline (or equivalent quantitative background).
• AI proficiency - demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve productivity and decision support (analysis, summarization, workflow acceleration), with appropriate judgment and governance mindset.
• Experience leading due diligence / underwriting work for Wealth Management clients and/or broker-dealers.
• Experience working closely with quantitative and engineering teams to deliver enhancements to risk analytics, monitoring, margining, or stress testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with governance processes and escalation mechanisms in a First Line Risk/Credit environment.