Overview:

We are seeking an Interest Rate and FX Hedging Specialist to join the Credit and Market Division of the Financial Risk Management Department at the company.

The Interest Rate and FX Hedging Specialist is responsible for analysis, monitoring, and hedging of these market risks within the group. Additionally, experience with commodity risk hedging will be preferred.

The successful candidate will assess market risk exposures, perform quantitative and qualitative analysis on positions and risks of the respective portfolios, and report the findings to risk management and to key areas of the Company.

The specialist will interface with various internal departments, including compliance, finance, operations, and the trading desk, and also with other subsidiaries and joint ventures of the group.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and quantify interest rate, FX and commodity risk exposure of the group and propose hedging strategies to mitigate such risks.

• Understand and report on market risk dynamics of the specific portfolio, key drivers impacting prices, volatility and values and their prospective impact on the risks and earnings of the portfolio.

• Ensure that volatilities, market prices, forward curves, correlations, and other key valuation components are accurately and consistently defined and updated.

• Assist in the setup, configuration and implementation of hedging of market risks and related risk analytic systems.

• Ensure that new business transactions and related risks are appropriately defined and captured by the Company's risk systems and risk methodologies.

• Analyze risks/return related to new business and markets and liaise with the business functions to assure constituent market risks are understood, are appropriate to risk appetite, correctly reported and where appropriate, hedged.

• Monitor positions against market risk metrics and limits and liaise with the business functions and risk control regarding potential limit exceedance.

• Perform stress testing on various portfolios in order to identify and mitigate unwanted exposure.

• Review policies and procedures and align risk policies across the Group.

Benefits:

• Compelling remuneration package.
  
• Permanent Employment on an Indefinite Term Employment Agreement.
  
• The company's Incentive Plan: This is a broad-based annual and performance based incentive plan based on company and individual performance, base salary, and length of service during the plan year. The objective of this plan is to drive organizational performance, as well as, recognize and reward your contributions beyond the normal annual merit increases.
  
• Annual repatriation travel allowance: An annual cash payment that more than covers airfare costs to your home country. You have full flexibility to use this payment in any way you choose.
  
• Annual vacation: You can look forward to up to 38 calendar days of paid leave each year. In addition, you'll typically be granted between 9 and 11 days of national public holidays each year.
  
• Severance award: In accordance with the Saudi labor law, a severance award is payable by the company to employees who leave after two years or more of satisfactory service. The severance award is based on length of continuous service and final base pay. The severance award can be a substantial benefit for longer service employees.
  
• Education Assistance Plan: If you are hired on family status, you may be eligible to benefit from the company's excellent education assistance plan for dependent children. This may include the option for them to attend the company's high quality private schools or to attend international schools in the local community.
  
• Quality housing in company communities or a rental assistance allowance: We have four communities in the Eastern Province where we provide quality accommodation in pleasant surroundings. Alternatively, employees may obtain housing in the local communities outside of the company's communities, for which we provide a rental assistance allowance.
  
• Free medical care: We provide medical care via our subsidiary medical network or contracted hospitals and clinics. These facilities are among the finest in the Middle East.
  
• Free access to recreational facilities: You will have access to our extensive range of recreational facilities that include: private beaches, tennis courts, exercise gyms, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis and squash courts, and much more.
  
• Free scheduled transportation: Air-conditioned buses are provided free of charge for transportation within camp areas, to work locations, local shopping areas outside camp, the beach and our other communities.
  
• Voluntary Group Life and Accident Insurance: you may enroll in a voluntary program providing term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage equal to 12, 18, 24 or 30 times your monthly base salary. Favorable group rates keep the premium low.
  
• Short-term Disability: In the event you are unable to work due to illness or injury, short-term disability income benefits are provided. The benefit is 30 days full pay and 60 days at three-quarters pay, in any one year period.
  
• Death Benefit: The company pays an ex-gratia death benefit equal to 24 months base pay if death is from an industrial accident and 12 months base pay if death is non-industrial related.
  
• Career development: We recognize and value professional growth and achievement, so you'll have many opportunities to develop your career and expertise.
  

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