Associate - Risk Operations (Credit Risk)

Overview

The Global Credit Risk COO team is seeking a highly analytical, detail‑oriented, and motivated professional to support strategic initiatives across the Global Credit Risk organization. This role sits at the intersection of risk, data, governance, and business/technology strategy, providing broad exposure across the firm.

THIS IS NOT A CREDIT OFFICER ROLE; instead, it focuses on the functions that enable and strengthen Credit Risk, such as data analytics, policy governance, business management, and cross‑functional project delivery. Candidates with strong capital markets experience can be trained in Credit Risk concepts. This position offers significant visibility, with materials frequently reviewed by senior leadership and used in regulatory submissions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Risk Reporting & Management Analytics

• Produce standardized and ad‑hoc analytics covering exposures, counterparties, concentrations, countries, issuers, and portfolios.
• Interpret, distill, and present data insights for Senior Management, highlighting key trends and emerging risks.
• Partner with Operations, Technology, and Analytics teams to ensure data completeness, accuracy, and timely delivery.
• Support data investigations, source-to-target analysis, and metric validation.

2. Policy, Governance & Audit Support

• Own and maintain Credit Risk policies, procedures, standards, and control documentation.
• Support rating model governance, including documentation, validation processes, and periodic reviews.
• Coordinate Credit Committee processes and assist with minutes and supporting materials.
• Manage the global credit review calendar and ensure timely execution.
• Prepare materials for internal Audit, external regulators, and senior executives.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance frameworks and operational risk standards.

3. Business Analysis, Project Management & Process Enhancement

• Lead or support global technology and workflow initiatives (system migrations, workflow tool enhancements, process automation).
• Capture business requirements and develop well‑structured Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Create and maintain current and future‑state process maps, technical workflow diagrams, and procedural documentation (MS Visio).
• Perform UAT, coordinate testing cycles, and partner with Technology to resolve issues across QA and production environments.
• Assist in project planning, presentations, status reporting, and milestone tracking.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements across data, workflow, and governance functions.
• Act as a key liaison between Credit Risk, Technology, Operations, and other partner teams.

4. Business Management

• Support departmental planning, reporting, resourcing, and operational oversight activities.
• Partner with senior leadership on cross‑departmental initiatives, including regulatory deliverables and strategic COO priorities.
• Contribute to management presentations, business updates, and organizational communications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Counterparty Credit Risk, capital markets, risk management, COO/business management, or related financial services roles.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• Strong understanding of capital markets (Fixed Income, FX, Equities, Securities Financing); knowledge of Credit Risk can be developed on the job.
• Proven ability to analyze, manipulate, and summarize large and complex datasets.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills; able to manage multiple assignments with tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Programming experience in VBA or Python is a strong plus.
• Experience with business analysis, requirements gathering, or project management is preferred.
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes, and risk concepts.

New York, NY Full Time Salary Range of $110.000-130,000.

About Us

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments. At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients. Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law. The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full-time employees, paid parental leave.