CCR Analyst (counterparty Credit Risk)

Overview

In this Senior CCR Analyst role, you will support the stress testing function within a top London-based investment bank. You will translate risk concepts into actionable analysis, ensuring accurate data-driven insights for counterparty credit risk. You will work closely with the Stress Testing team to understand risk pillars and apply data extraction and querying to inform decisions. The role offers hybrid work, with two days in the London office, and provides an opportunity to shape risk analysis in a high-profile environment. You will contribute to critical risk assessments that underpin the firm’s resilience and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk-focused analysis for counterparty credit risk within the stress testing framework
• Extract, manipulate, and convert data into usable formats (spreadsheets, databases) for reporting
• Create and optimize SQL queries to support risk data retrieval and reporting
• Collaborate with risk and business teams to ensure accurate stress testing outputs
• Support data-driven decision making by validating data quality and consistency
• Adhere to risk management standards and contribute to process improvements
• Possibly work with Python for data analysis and automation (bonus)

Key requirements

• 3+ years of relevant risk experience in financial services
• Strong understanding of risk concepts and risk pillars
• Solid database experience and ability to convert data to spreadsheets
• Experience in creating SQL queries
• Knowledge of stress testing and its applications
• Hybrid work capability (2 days in London office, 3 days remote)
• Experience with traded product risk is beneficial but not mandatory
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• SQL
• Python (bonus)
• Stress testing
• Data extraction and manipulation
• Database querying

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