Junior Risk Analyst

About the role

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. The Junior Risk Analyst will support the Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) Operational Risk function, focusing on identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating operational risks across clearing, execution, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor participant funding levels to ensure positions remain fully collateralized.
• Support identification of key risk indicators (KRIs) related to trade processing, operations, reconciliations, and client money segregation.
• Review daily clearing activity, open positions, and settlement obligations.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly risk reports for the CRO.
• Monitor settlement and payment flows.
• Log and track operational loss events and near-misses in the firm's risk management program.
• Assist with stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Escalate risk limit breaches and operational incidents.
• Support regulatory reporting and documentation requirements.
• Maintain risk dashboards and key risk indicators.
• Participate in default management and business continuity exercises.
• Help document and assess operational risks arising from new products, system changes, and process modifications.
• Core Reporting
• Compile and distribute daily/weekly operational risk reports to senior management and business line owners
• Track open risk issues, control deficiencies, and action plans to resolution,
• Monitor incident logs and assist in root cause analysis of operational failures.
• Collateral sufficiency and funding status
• Concentration metrics
• Settlement performance
• Liquidity resources
• Operational incidents and exceptions
• Stress testing results
• Regulatory and compliance exceptions
• Key Risk Focus Areas
• Operational Risk
• Settlement Risk
• Liquidity Risk
• Concentration Risk
• Counterparty Risk
• Regulatory Compliance Risk
• Model and Valuation Risk
• Escalation Thresholds
• Collateral deficiencies
• Settlement failures
• Material operational outages
• Risk limit breaches
• Significant participant concentration concerns
• Regulatory reporting issues
• Regulatory and Compliance Support
• Support compliance with CFTC Regulation 1.25 (Investment of customer funds), Part 22 and NFA rules applicable to FCM operations.
• Assist in preparation for regulatory examinations (NFA, CFTC) and internal audit
• Help ensure adherence to customer segregation and secured amount requirements under CFTC 1.20 and 30.7.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field
• 1 or more years of experience in risk, trading operations, or financial services
• For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
• Salary Range
• $70,000 - $85,000 USD
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