Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Risk

Discover Financial
Virginia
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 111,200 - 126,900 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical rigor","Process improvement","Risk-orientation","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Own independent oversight of liquidity, market, and capital risk within the LMCRO team, supporting measurement and management across the crisis continuum. Partner with risk, finance, and the business to perform regulatory stress testing (CCAR/ILST), analyze liquidity and market developments, and challenge valuation frameworks in resolution and recovery planning. Build dashboards and automate analytics using data and AI tools, communicate insights to stakeholders, and assess the design and operating effectiveness of governance controls.

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Senior Associate, Capital Markets and Risk

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Job Summary

Own independent oversight of liquidity, market, and capital risk within the LMCRO team, supporting measurement and management across the crisis continuum. Partner with risk, finance, and the business to perform regulatory stress testing (CCAR/ILST), analyze liquidity and market developments, and challenge valuation frameworks in resolution and recovery planning. Build dashboards and automate analytics using data and AI tools, communicate insights to stakeholders, and assess the design and operating effectiveness of governance controls.
Location: Virginia
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide analytical support for resolution and recovery planning, regulatory capital, liquidity, and market risk oversight.
  • •Use technology to analyze data and support process automation for independent risk assessment.
  • •Analyze financial market developments and regulatory guidance changes to assess key impacts.
  • •Review and challenge valuation frameworks, projections, assumptions, and rationales for divestiture options in resolution and recovery planning.
  • •Develop executive communications and dashboard-based monitoring; assess design and operating effectiveness of controls and document recommendations for improvement.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 111,200 - 126,900 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business, or military experience.
  • •At least 2 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
  • •2+ years of experience in risk management or capital markets.
  • •1+ years of experience in SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Excel.
  • •1+ years of experience with risk analytics tools (e.g., Tableau and Quicksites) and comfort using AI tools to improve productivity.
Experience:2+ yearsBankingCapital marketsRisk management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical rigorProcess improvementRisk-orientationCommunicationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:SQLPythonSnowflakeExcelTableauQuicksitesGeminiClaudeChatGPT

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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