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About the Role

As Director of Credit Risk at Clear Street, you will be a senior leader within the Risk Management Team, responsible for shaping and executing the firm's credit risk strategy as it scales. This role requires a seasoned professional who can independently manage a complex, institutional client portfolio, serve as a point of contact for regulators and auditors, and drive the continued evolution of the firm's credit risk framework.

Responsibilities

Assess the credit and financial strength of the firm's prospective counterparties by performing fundamental credit analysis using both quantitative and qualitative factors.
Monitor credit risk exposures across our client base on a daily basis and perform exposure analysis regularly to assess portfolio concentrations or trends.
Recommend and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products utilizing internal policies and methodologies.
Serve as the liaison for regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries, including interactions with the SEC, FINRA, and other relevant regulators, preparing documentation, responding to findings, and ensuring timely remediation.
Collaborate with Sales & Trading, Legal, Operations and Compliance departments for client due diligence meetings, legal negotiations for traded products and team efficiency projects.

Requirements

Proven experience interfacing directly with regulators (SEC, FINRA) and external auditors, including leading exam responses and managing audit deliverables.
Deep expertise in counterparty credit risk across prime brokerage products including securities financing, margin lending, derivatives, cleared products, and digital assets.
Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex risk issues clearly and credibly to senior leadership, clients, and external stakeholders.

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

8-10 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or any other quantitative fields.
Master's degree or CFA is a plus.

Salary/Compensations

$180,000 - $250,000

Benefits

Company equity
401k matching
Gender neutral parental leave
Full medical, dental and vision insurance
Lunch stipends
Fully stocked kitchens
Happy hours

About the Company

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem.
Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets.
We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market.
Our platform is fully integrated with central clearing houses and exchanges to support billions in trading volume per day.
We’ve agonized about our data model abstractions, created horizontal scalability, and crafted thoughtful APIs.
All so we can provide a best-in-class experience for our clients.
By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

Equal Opportunity

We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences.
We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.