LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior Market Risk Quantitative Analyst, a senior‑level Market Risk professional, to support enterprise market risk platforms and data infrastructure. This role is less focused on pure modeling and more on market risk systems, data governance, time‑series analysis, and large‑scale risk platforms. This is a 5–6 month contract with an immediate start, offering the opportunity to gain experience with a Tier 1 financial institution. Please continue reading and apply if interested!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead governance of historical market data supporting VaR, SVaR, and other market risk metrics

• Perform quantitative and time‑series analysis on large datasets

• Partner with Market Risk, Line of Business Risk Managers, and Technology teams to support model implementation, testing, and production rollout

• Contribute to risk system design, data flows, and platform requirements

• Analyze and communicate portfolio impacts related to process, model, and regulatory changes

• Support enhancements to market risk models and processes across the enterprise

Required Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of Market Risk experience (required)

• Strong background in market risk infrastructure (risk systems, data pipelines, platforms)

• Proven time‑series and quantitative analysis experience

• Hands‑on SQL and Python experience

• Experience working with VaR / SVaR models

• Ability to work onsite in Jersey City 3 days/week

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a quantitative field

• Advanced understanding of market risk model methodologies and implementation in large‑scale systems

• Experience supporting regulatory‑driven market risk initiatives

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid – 3 days onsite required)

Pay: $80.00-84.50/hr dependent upon experience

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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