Senior Manager Financial Risk

At Zanders, we are an international consultancy specializing in Risk, Treasury, and SaaS solutions. With our origins in the Netherlands, we've expanded our footprint across Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Asia.

Within Risk we cover all Financial and Non-Financial Risk types, including topics such as Credit Risk, ESG and AI. Our client base comprises banks, insurers, and asset managers. As part of our team, you will play a pivotal role in advising our clients on matters related to their risk models, policies, and governance.

Role Overview

As a Senior Manager in the Financial Risk team at Zanders, you will engage in a diverse range of quantitative risk projects focusing on credit risk and ESG, collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to tackle complex challenges and craft actionable models. Your counsel will be invaluable to clients primarily in the banking sector. You will also contribute to business development, support sales initiatives in the financial risk area, and build on your existing network in the German market. Additionally, you will serve as a career coach, responsible for the career development of up to four direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead quantitative risk projects focused on credit risk and ESG, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
• Drive business development and support sales initiatives in the financial risk area.
• Coach and develop consultants, providing support for their career journey.

Qualifications

• A Master's degree in econometrics, mathematics, physics, quantitative finance, statistics, or related topics.
• Strong interest in developing, designing and performing the quantification of credit risk.
• 8-10 years of experience in model development and/or validation, as well as broader risk governance in the credit risk area (e.g., IRB and credit portfolio modelling, IFRS 9, stress testing or ESG).
• A sizeable network in the German banking industry.
• Regulatory understanding and preferably experience with TRIM missions, IMIs, OSIs etc.
• Strong knowledge of programming tools (e.g. R, Python, SQL, MatLab, SAS).
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial, innovative mindset.
• Exceptional analytical skills.
• Flexible to travel.
• Fluent in German and English.

What We Offer

• A hybrid work environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
• Participation in the Zanders bonus scheme.
• 30 paid holiday days.
• A laptop and an iPhone.
• An entrepreneurial culture that values personal development.
• Expertise in your chosen field, building skills rapidly alongside diverse clients and consultants.
• A truly collegiate environment with enthusiastic and helpful colleagues, fostering career excellence in Risk or Technology.
• International and fun working environment, annual Zanders trip to a surprise location in Europe and many more exciting experiences.