Analyst - GBS

Job Description:

About Us

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

 Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview:

Global Markets
The Global Markets Group is a market leader in providing world-class service to a wide range of clients. This team operates at the center of the world’s debt and equity markets. They provide sales and trading services, liquidity, hedging strategies and industry-leading insights, analytics and competitive pricing to more than 9,000 institutional clients across six continents.
The Global Equities group includes Institutional Derivatives Sales, Derivative and Convertible Trading, Institutional Equity Sales, Equity Trading, Electronic Trading Services, Prime Brokerage and OTC Trading. Global Equities provides marketing, structuring and trading of listed and customized equity products for its clients.

Job Description
Within the Global Equities team, the role includes risk management for the bank’s Equity Financing business, and will focus on Risk Management for the bank’s new and existing client portfolios for the Prime Brokerage desk
Provide a broad range of risk, data and analytical support to Product desks across global locations

Responsibilities

• Create tools to monitor loans/leverage from long position of clients • Monitor value of collateral held as security declines below the loan value and client is unable to pay the deficit • Design in-house risk based margin methodologies to determine the maximum loss of a portfolio • Create scenarios based on risk parameters like liquidity, macro events, geographic mix etc., to run simulations on portfolio value Create periodic strategy notes/reports by studying historical percentiles on price, asset volatility etc. • Run sample portfolio using in-house margin methodologies and tools to generate margin report • Generate accurate risk summaries at different levels (position, client, fund, regional, global) to analyze significant changes in client portfolios • Manage and execute ad hoc projects for the risk team • Extract historical data from Bloomberg and in-house sources and run analytics to determine meaningful output
• Back-test trading strategies, apply statistical analysis, research, advise and consult LOBs on the best custom risk management techniques • Build tools from scratch by using programming languages to help data and results from various sources interact with each other • Create custom analytics reports / tools by using Python, SQL and data visualization tools
• Help design key strategy and sales notes for stakeholders

Requirements
• Education: Post Graduates from a top Tier University with MBA, Mathematics or Finance related major degree; post graduates from IITs with strong quant background
• Exp Ranges: 1-3 years previous experience in Global Markets / Equities
• Foundational Skills:

Hand-on experience in Python, SQL and visualization tools
• Can work well under fast paced and under pressure environment
• Strong in numbers, data analytics skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Detailed oriented with strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment with demonstrated feedback
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization; including management
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Strong knowledge of general business and corporate cultures
• Must have excellent judgment; independent thinker and resourceful
Desired Skills:

Prior experience in Financial Services support preferred

Experience Range
1-3 years
Work Timings
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM & 12:30 PM to 9:30 PM – Shift timings are subjective to change depending upon the business requirements. Associates should be flexible enough to work in the revised shifts. Propensity to work on public holidays including weekends and long hours
Job Location
Mumbai, RTP