Your role
As a Supervision Analyst you will:
1. contribute to the risk identification and monitoring exercise with a view to identifying and assessing the main risks and vulnerabilities of the European banking sector, and help develop proposals to update the SSM-wide priorities;
2. contribute to the Division’s market intelligence activities, including by conducting weekly and ad hoc market monitoring and drafting targeted market intelligence briefing letters;
3. contribute to strategic foresight analysis (e.g. the “Bank and Supervision of the Future” project) and ad hoc quantitative projects.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to help shape the Division’s processes for identifying and assessing risks and setting supervisory priorities. You will be able to use your experience in banking supervision and risk management as well as your strategic mindset to help develop the strategy of European banking supervision. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
4. a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, engineering, mathematics, statistics or another relevant field (see for details on degree equivalences);
5. in addition to the above, a minimum of two years of professional experience in the field of banking risk management, banking supervision and/or banking research;
6. a proven track record of performing quantitative analyses on risks to banks and assessing the impacts of broader dynamics affecting their macro-financial environment (e.g. monetary policy, financial markets and links with non-banks);
7. excellent analytical skills and a strong strategic mindset (ideally supported by hands-on experience in strategy setting or policy development);
8. excellent drafting and communication skills;
9. advanced knowledge of tools such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
10. an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to .
Desired:
11. experience in banking supervision in the context of the Single Supervisory Mechanism;
12. experience in market risk, liquidity and funding risks and interest rate risk in the banking book;
13. knowledge of Python and Bloomberg.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
Working for European banking supervision involves spending short periods of time abroad for on-site visits or training. This important part of our work is complemented by an environment in which well-being and a good work-life balance are fostered. Playing a role in European banking supervision also entails collaborating in multinational and multicultural teams and operating in the context of different national frameworks, for which a strong ability to use different EU languages for business purposes is an asset.