Capital Markets Analytics Manager

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

(NYSE:HTH) is a Texas-based diversified financial holding company specializing in banking, mortgage origination, and financial advisory through its wholly owned subsidiaries, PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending, and HilltopSecurities.

Hilltop Holdings is dedicated to Integrity, Collaboration, Adaptability, Respect, and Excellence.

Our principles are the momentum that drives our actions, guides our decisions, and enables us to earn the confidence of the customers and communities we serve.

If you want to be a part of a team on the rise, Hilltop Holdings may be your next move forward..

Hilltop Holdings is currently seeking a Market Analytics Manager.

The Market Analytics Manager will be responsible for the management of models and risk governance that supports compliance across the HTH enterprise with the Market Risk Rule (MRR).

The manager will provide risk management oversight and analysis of the HTS trading portfolio and various lines of business.

Product exposure includes investment grade and high yield corporate and municipal, agency and government, structured finance, futures, options, and other derivative instruments.

The Market Risk Manager will perform strategic risk assessments and review financial market and industry trends to identify, measure, and monitor emerging market risks.

The Market Risk Manager will primarily interface with the front office trading desks and various support partners, including middle office, technology, operations, legal, compliance, model risk, and capital planning teams within the organization..

Essential Functions.

Ownership of loan and securities pricing and market risk models across the Company and design, implement, and execute back-testing, sensitivity, and scenario analysis by trading desk and sub-portfolios for various stress test and capital planning exercises required by the Market Risk Rule..

Design, implement, and monitor risk limits by product exposure, trading desk, and sub-portfolios..

Lead and participate as subject matter expert in various committees and working groups and enhance reporting packages to ensure market risks are clearly defined, reported, escalated, and managed within risk appetite..

Update existing documentation, policies, and procedures to ensure they align with market risk rule and developing Basel/FTRB requirements and advise in the definition and refinement of market risk control frameworks..

Collaborate with traders and developers to review on-going model performance measures and propose improvements to more accurately capture market risks..

Perform UAT testing on new risk modeling approaches and deep dives on new product, trading, and hedging strategies proposed by line of business owners..

Assist in responding to senior management, internal/external audit, and regulatory exam inquiries with respect to the HTS market risk program..

Other duties and functions as needed..

Job Requirements.

BA/BS or equivalent degree in finance, economics, risk, or other quantitative discipline (a graduate degree in finance or progress toward CFA is a plus)..

5+ years’ experience in a market risk management, trading, or front office role at a broker dealer or similar financial institution..

A broad knowledge of asset classes and financial instruments with some understanding of value-at-risk (VaR), expected shortfall (ES), risk weighted asset (RWA) and other risk methodologies..

Track record of working successfully with traders and communicating effectively with senior management..

Experience with Bloomberg TOMS/MARS, MSCI RiskMetrics, or Yieldbook helpful..

Ability to work well independently and prioritize tasks..

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