Investment Risk Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Mason Blake
Permanent
Not Specified
Academic Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
A global asset manager is looking to hire an experienced investment risk professional.
The role will involve interactions with the portfolio management team to ensure a robust and effective regulatory investment risk framework across a wide range of asset classes. This will require quantitatively measuring risk in the portfolios and providing investment risk advice to support the investment decision-making process. The successful candidate will also be involved in improving portfolio risk analytics function, enhancing the current risk framework, and be a leader on investment risk management within the firm.
The successful candidate will have:
- 8-10 years work experience in an investment risk function on the buy side
- Knowledge of a wide range of asset classes
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Programming experience in Python or R would be preferable
- Strong academic record, ideally a Masters degree in quantitative field
- Familiarity with Axioma, Barra, APT another investment risk system
- Ability to build working relationships with investment teams and influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent communicator who can communicate complex information in a concise and impactful manner