Since our founding in 1996, we have been at the vanguard of financial technology, providing groundbreaking expertise, quantitative analytics and software that redefine pricing and risk management in the financial markets. With the strategic acquisitions of FINCAD, PolyPaths and Kynex, Numerix has further strengthened its leadership position empowering financial institutions worldwide, to transform risk into opportunities with confidence. The Product Specialist - Market Risk will work within the product management team to support the development of a next‑generation end‑user front‑to‑risk application for the financial markets industry, with a primary focus on Market Risk capabilities .

This role requires a hands‑on Product Specialist with Business Analysis skills who will work closely with internal Risk teams and the application product management to translate complex market risk methodologies into intuitive, user‑friendly workflows, screens, and interactions .

Requirements

and functional specifications in JIRA , ensuring that Market Risk functionality is not only analytically robust, but also clear, explainable, and efficient for end users such as traders, market risk managers, desk risk controllers, and senior risk stakeholders.

for Market Risk features , producing high‑quality user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and workflow descriptions in JIRA .

lifecycle in JIRA for Market Risk initiatives, including epic and story creation, backlog grooming, prioritization, dependency identification, and continuous clarification with developers and designers. Ensure that clear and complete functional test cases are defined for Market Risk features , enabling developers, QA, and business users to validate expected system behavior and outcomes.

related to VaR, SVaR, stress testing, sensitivities (Greeks, DV01), limits, risk aggregation, and intraday risk , and translate them into clear UI‑level behaviors, user flows, controls, and visualizations . Collaborate with UX and design stakeholders to define screen layouts, navigation models, interaction patterns, reporting views, and risk visualizations , ensuring consistency and usability across Market Risk features. Lead the software development lifecycle by applying best practices in functional design, usability‑aware documentation, review, and validation of Market Risk end‑user functionality.

using interviews, workshops, use cases, personas, business process descriptions, and workflow analysis, with particular focus on how different user personas consume, analyze, and act on market risk information . Critically evaluate information gathered from risk, business, and technical stakeholders; reconcile conflicts; and decompose complex Market Risk concepts into clear, consumable, and actionable user experiences .

and UX expectations , and ensuring delivered functionality meets both functional and usability acceptance criteria. Participate in reviews and UAT together with Market Risk and business users to validate that Market Risk functionality is accurate, intuitive, explainable, and aligned with real‑world risk management workflows .

What You'Ll Do

: Contribute to and maintain the product roadmap for an end‑user front‑to‑risk platform , with a strong focus on usability and user experience across Market Risk workflows . Act as a key liaison between Market Risk teams, Product Management, UX/Design, and Development , ensuring risk methodologies are accurately reflected in intuitive user experiences.

Product Specialist - Market Risk (USA/Canada)