Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) Functional Specialist

About the role

Talan is looking for an experienced Functional Profile Specialist with a strong background in Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) and IMM Limits Management to join a challenging project in the financial services sector. The role covers counterparty risk limits, exposure metrics and financial products, turning complex business and risk requirements into functional solutions. It is a full-time position, remote within the CET time zone.

Key responsibilities

• Define complex business requirements for CCR / IMM limits management and lead gap analysis, defining as-is and to-be solutions.
• Define limit calculation and consumption rules, including exposure and risk metrics, and functional requirements for setup, allocation, monitoring, utilization and breach management.
• Analyze exposure and limit data, identify inconsistencies and propose solutions, and define functional rules, data requirements and calculation logic across DataLake and Atoti layers.
• Validate and reconcile limits, utilization and exposure metrics across systems and data sources, and define dashboard, alert and reporting requirements.
• Define functional testing strategies, acceptance criteria and validation frameworks, and act as senior functional point of contact for Risk, Trading Desks, Quants and Technology teams.
• Guide Functional Specialists and Junior Analysts, review proposed solutions, support issue resolution and ensure traceability from requirements through testing and production validation.
• Support certification activities, production releases and post-production validation.

Required profile

• 4+ years of experience in Counterparty Credit Risk, with strong expertise in CCR / IMM limits management and CIB markets environments.
• Expert knowledge of CCR, limits management, limit frameworks and structures, and limit monitoring, utilization, thresholds and breaches.
• Solid understanding of financial products and derivatives, trading desk and risk metrics, and risk analytics and reporting.
• Ability to define and manage complex functional requirements and experience in functional solution design.
• Strong data analysis and validation skills; English level B2 or higher.

Required skills

• SQL
• Jira and Confluence
• Nice to have: XVA concepts and metrics, DataLake and/or Databricks

What we offer

• Full-time or B2B contract, remote within CET time zone.
• Possibility to work in a multicultural team on international projects.