# Director

**Company:** [Clear Street](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/clear-street)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $180k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** credit risk management, counterparty credit risk, Regulatory Compliance, sec, finra, Financial Analysis, prime brokerage, derivatives, securities financing, margin lending, digital assets
**Posted:** 2026-07-27

> Lead credit risk strategy for a brokerage firm, managing institutional client portfolios, performing fundamental credit analysis, monitoring exposures, and serving as liaison with regulators like SEC and FINRA. Requires 8-10+ years in credit risk at banks or broker-dealers with deep prime brokerage expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Assess the credit and financial strength of the firm's prospective counterparties by performing fundamental credit analysis using both quantitative and qualitative factors.
- Monitor credit risk exposures across our client base on a daily basis. Perform exposure analysis regularly in order to assess portfolio concentrations or trends.
- Recommend and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products utilizing internal policies and methodologies.
- Serve as the liaison for regulatory examinations, audits, and inquiries — including interactions with the SEC, FINRA, and other relevant regulators — preparing documentation, responding to findings, and ensuring timely remediation.
- Collaborate with Sales & Trading, Legal, Operations and Compliance departments for client due diligence meetings, legal negotiations for traded products and team efficiency projects.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or any other quantitative fields. Master’s degree or CFA is a plus.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in credit risk management at a prime brokerage, broker-dealer or investment bank.
- Proven experience interfacing directly with regulators (SEC, FINRA) and external auditors — including leading exam responses and managing audit deliverables.
- Deep expertise in counterparty credit risk across prime brokerage products including securities financing, margin lending, derivatives, cleared products, and digital assets.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex risk issues clearly and credibly to senior leadership, clients, and external stakeholders.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $180,000 - $250,000 (Base Salary only; does not include bonuses or equity).
- Competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance.
- In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

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