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About the Role

The Finance Risk Management (FRM) function is a strategic risk function within Finance that designs and implements a cohesive risk management strategy and framework to identify and mitigate risk while driving innovation and business growth. The mandate includes liquidity, market, capital, counterparty credit, and regulatory risk management across the Finance organization. This role will manage counterparty credit risk across securities financing activities, including agent lending, securities lending, tri-party repo, and other secured financing transactions.

Responsibilities

Manage counterparty credit risk across securities financing activities, including agent lending, securities lending, tri-party repo, and other secured financing transactions.
Perform counterparty due diligence and credit analysis for broker-dealers, banks, custodians, agent lenders, and other financial institution counterparties, including ongoing monitoring of financial condition and creditworthiness.
Monitor portfolio exposures, limit utilization, collateral coverage, and concentration risk, ensuring activities remain within established limits, risk appetite, and governance standards.
Evaluate transaction structures, collateral arrangements, margin methodologies, and risk mitigants to support prudent risk-taking and effective exposure management.
Partner with Treasury, Legal, and second line Risk teams to support counterparty onboarding, transaction execution, and strategic securities financing initiatives.
Develop portfolio analytics, stress testing, and management reporting to monitor counterparty exposures, identify emerging risks, and support risk-informed decision making across the securities financing portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in counterparty credit risk, credit risk management, treasury, securities financing, capital markets, or related financial services disciplines.
Strong understanding of financial institution credit analysis, financial statement assessment, and key bank and broker-dealer risk metrics.
Experience evaluating counterparty exposures associated with securities lending, repurchase agreements, agent lending, or other secured financing transactions.
Knowledge of collateral, netting, margin methodologies, and exposure mitigation techniques.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.
Ability to effectively communicate complex risk topics to senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives to completion.
Self-motivated, able to multi-task, perform under strict deadlines, and able to develop new processes.
Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
Experience with broker-dealers, banks, custodians, prime brokerage, clearing, securities financing, or capital markets businesses.
Knowledge of securities financing market infrastructure, including custody, settlement, tri-party collateral management, and securities lending operating models.
Experience analyzing financial institutions, including banks, broker-dealers, custodians, agent lenders, and other market participants.
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks including Basel III, capital requirements, liquidity requirements, and counterparty credit risk regulations.
Experience working with data visualization and reporting tools such as SQL, Tableau, Python, Power BI, or Alteryx.

Skills

Counterparty credit risk
Credit risk management
Treasury
Securities financing
Capital markets
Financial institution credit analysis
Financial statement assessment
Bank and broker-dealer risk metrics
Securities lending
Repurchase agreements
Agent lending
Secured financing transactions
Collateral
Netting
Margin methodologies
Exposure mitigation techniques
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Quantitative skills
Communication skills
Project management
Advanced Excel
Data analysis
SQL
Tableau
Python
Power BI
Alteryx

Experience Level

5+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
CFA, FRM, CPA, or other relevant professional designations.

Salary/Compensations

In addition to the salary range, this position is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities

About the Company

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.
This is a role where you will be able to grow your expertise through consistent challenges with the backing of passionate leaders who will value your contributions and encourage your development.