Securities Clearing - Credit Risk Consultant

The candidate performs in-depth analysis of market, credit, and industry data to identify risks, assess exposures, develop methodologies to appropriately measure exposures, and present findings to senior management. The candidate performs daily assessments of market conditions and resulting impacts to counterparties and acts as the first line of defense against systemic, idiosyncratic and counterparty-specific risks.
The role is also responsible for creating reports for internal governance committees, measuring key risks, and escalating issues as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities:
Liaise with market risk, financial surveillance, and other departments to familiarize others with counterparty credit, liquidity, and collateral risk profiles
Perform daily procedures to monitor risk to the clearinghouse, including credit and liquidity stress testing, and escalate findings as necessary
Demonstrate a strong understanding of applicable regulations at both domestic and international level as well as have a firm grasp of applicable rules in the clearinghouse’s rule book
Use technical skills, including knowledge of programming and financial mathematics, to maintain models
Assist in preparing responses to ad hoc regulatory requests
Skills and Software Requirements:
Direct experience in counterparty credit risk evaluation
Knowledge of Fixed Income, Cash Treasuries, and Repo Markets
Experienced in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
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Familiarity with relational databases (MS SQL, Oracle) and SQL
Ability to manipulate large data sets
Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
Knowledge of financial analysis at an intermediate level
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Capability to work independently as well as in a team setting
Work Schedule: This position requires a daily presence in our Chicago office, 5 days a week
CME Group is seeking skilled and experienced Consultants for a fixed term of engagement from 10/26/2026 to 3/31/2026. CME is committed to offering competitive compensation for our consultants that recognizes their contributions to the business. The hourly pay range for this role is expected to be $42-$45 per hour. The actual pay offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal consultants or employees (where relevant). Please note that while this opportunity is for a consultant role dedicated to CME, the consultant will be directly employed by a third party vendor, which would provide pay and benefits.
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