
Financial Risk Specialist
Cartão Elo
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Barueri • Brazil
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About the role
- Structure, execute and review stress tests for credit, liquidity and market risk, considering idiosyncratic and systemic scenarios.
- Assess impacts on results, capital, liquidity and risk appetite.
- Conduct periodic backtesting routines for risk models (e.g., PD, LGD, EAD, VaR, liquidity models).
- Evaluate model adherence, stability, predictive power and performance.
- Document validation results and support interactions with internal and external audits.
- Develop and improve internal predictive models using statistical, econometric or machine learning techniques (when applicable).
- Implement and monitor performance metrics (AUC, KS, RMSE, etc.).
- Participate in updating policies, limits, risk appetite and regulatory reports.
- Prepare technical materials for executive committees and the board of directors.
- Support the ongoing assessment of the risk management framework.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or related fields.
- Knowledge of credit, liquidity and market risk.
- Previous experience (internship or first job) in risk, treasury, controllership, audit or compliance.
- Experience with stress testing, backtesting and model validation.
- Statistical and predictive modeling skills (Python, SQL, Power BI, advanced Excel).
- Preferred: Postgraduate degree, MBA or certifications (FRM, PRM, CFA, CGA, CEA, CPA-20).
- Experience building stress test models for individual and integrated risks.
- Knowledge of SQL, Python or BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
- Familiarity with risk regulations and standards such as Basel, CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) or the Central Bank.
Benefits
- Profit Sharing Program (PPR)
- Health insurance (Bradesco - co-payment)
- Optional dental coverage (Bradesco)
- Life insurance (Banco do Brasil)
- Optional private pension (ability to contribute up to 7.8% of salary; Elo's contribution between 100% and 200% according to rules)
- Meal/food allowance of R$1,800.00
- R$150.00 flexible balance to use for credit-related expenses
- Christmas allowance of R$850.00
- Home office allowance (R$200.00 for hybrid model and R$300.00 for remote model)
- Mobility allowance of R$400.00
- Free parking
- Childcare assistance for parents
- Culture allowance (benefit to be used for theater, cinema or bookstores)
- Extended parental leave (for same-sex couples, fathers, adoptive parents, etc.)
- Birthday day off
- Wellness platform focused on mental health and nutrition
- WellHub and TotalPass (network of gyms and studios for sports activities)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
stress testingbacktestingmodel validationpredictive modelingstatistical modelingeconometric techniquesmachine learningperformance metricscredit riskliquidity risk
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solving skillscollaborationpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillscritical thinkingtime management
Certifications
FRMPRMCFACGACEACPA-20MBAPostgraduate degreeBachelor's degreerelated fields