Graduate Trainee, Risk

Marex Overview

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities, and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy, and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges.

The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,400 employees across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

As a Risk Graduate, you will have the exciting opportunity to launch your career in Risk Management, applying your skills while receiving on‑the‑job training and support from our experienced experts.

You will be based in London, working directly with our Risk Management team globally, to gain hands‑on experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating various business risks. You will have an opportunity to make a real difference and genuine impact to the first line control environment and projects at Marex.

Risk management is a critical function at Marex, designed to ensure the stability, integrity, and strategic success of the organisation. This function encompasses the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of various risks that the firm faces in its operations and strategic initiatives. By systematically managing these risks, Marex safeguards its financial health, regulatory compliance, and market reputation.

• Assist in identifying, assessing, and monitoring operational risks within Marex
• Support the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies and controls
• Participate in risk assessments and incident investigations, documenting findings and recommendations
• Help maintain the risk register and track action items to ensure timely resolutions

• Analyse market risk exposures and conduct stress testing and scenario analysis
• Assist in the development and enhancement of market risk models and methodologies
• Monitor daily market risk reports and highlight any significant changes or anomalies
• Support the preparation of market risk metrics and reports for senior management

• Support the monitoring and management of clearing risk exposures for trading activities
• Assist in the assessment of collateral requirements and margining practices
• Help analyse clearing risk data and prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders

• Assist in the development and implementation of risk governance policies and frameworks
• Support the preparation of risk governance reports and presentations for committees and boards
• Participate in risk governance meetings, documentation and tracking follow‑up actions

• Conduct credit risk assessments and analyse the creditworthiness of counter parties
• Monitor and report on credit exposures, identifying potential credit issues and recommending actions

• Assist in the assessment and management of risks associated with mergers, acquisitions, and other significant business changes
• Support the development of change risk frameworks and methodologies
• Participate in change management projects ensuring risks are identified and mitigated
• Help prepare change risk assessments and reports for senior management, ensuring comprehensive risk coverage during the acquisition and integration phases

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company‑determined parameters are complied with
• Role model for demonstrating the highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values
• At all times complying with the…