Risk-Bengaluru-Associate-Credit Risk

Divisional Overview :

The Risk Division is a team of specialists charged with managing the firm’s credit, market, liquidity, operational and insurance risk. Whether assessing the creditworthiness of the firm’s counterparties, monitoring market risks associated with trading activities, or offering analytical and regulatory compliance support, our work contributes directly to the firm’s success. The division is ideal for collaborative individuals who have strong ethics and attention to detail.

Department Overview :

Credit Risk (CR) is responsible for managing the firm’s credit exposure to its trading and lending counterparties. Leveraging its extensive expertise in financial, credit and risk analysis, CR ensures that credit exposure to our counterparts is managed within the firm’s risk appetite. Staffed with more than 270 professionals, CR operates through 12 different offices around the world and credit professionals work closely with many areas of the firm. Given this structure, CR professionals gain diverse financial experience and a broad perspective on how the entire firm functions. The interaction with numerous departments and the range of projects that ensue allow for a challenging, varied and multi-dimensional work environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities :

• Evaluate derivatives and financing transactions across Global Market clients, reviewing and approving risk taking across this sector
• Assess the credit and financial strength of the firm's hedge fund, mutual fund, private equity fund and Financial Institution counterparts by performing fundamental credit analysis of counterparties using both quantitative and qualitative factors
• Assess risk of transactions through reviews of quantitative models, portfolio analysis, stress testing, and other methods
• Approve transactions and opine on risk mitigation for products (fixed income funding, equity derivatives, prime brokerage, swaps, etc) based on counterparty and trade details. Hold risk conversation with respective sales and trading teams
• Perform counterparty reviews, including recommending appropriate internal risk rating for each counterparty and setting credit limits

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ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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