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Director, Quantitative Risk Management

Chicago - 125 S Franklin🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $177,300–$177,300🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of quantitative risk models for margin, clearing funds, and stress testing of financial derivatives.

Role type

Director, Quantitative Risk Management (IC + Team Lead)

Builds

Quantitative risk models, model validation tools, and analytics for margin and stress testing

Domain

Financial services / Derivatives clearing / Quantitative risk

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, SQL, implied volatility simulation, interest rate risk modeling, short-dated options modeling, model validation, regulatory compliance, team management, whitepaper production

Preferred skills

Academic research, industry best practices, data analysis, model prototyping

Technologies

Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Direct model development for margin and stress testing; execute model enhancements for regulatory findings; monitor model performance and conduct backtesting; support new product launches; manage a team of financial engineers; produce technical documentation and whitepapers; lead remediation of validation findings.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership + hands-on technical execution

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