InvestmentRiskAnalyst–FixedIncome
London
4-5daysintheoffice.
Thefirm
Ourclientisawell-establishedinvestmentmanagerwithastrongtrackrecordacrosscreditandfixedincomemarkets.Thebusinessmanagescapitalonbehalfofinstitutionalinvestorsandhasbuiltareputationforrigorousresearch,disciplinedportfolioconstructionandacollaborativeinvestmentculture.
Riskplaysanimportantrolewithintheinvestmentprocessandisviewedasacommercialpartnertothefrontoffice.Theteamworkscloselywithportfoliomanagersandseniorstakeholderstoprovideoversight,analysisandconstructivechallengeacrossportfoliosandinvestmentstrategies.
Thisisanexcellentopportunityforanearly-careerriskprofessionaltojoinahigh-qualityinvestmentriskteaminLondon,supportingfixedincomeportfoliosandgainingbroadexposureacrossmarkets,productsandportfolioconstruction.
Therole
TheInvestmentRiskAnalystwillsupporttheoversightofCreditProducts,helpingtomonitorandanalysemarket,credit,liquidityandconcentrationrisksacrossarangeofstrategies.Therolewillinvolvecloseinteractionwithportfoliomanagersandotherinvestmentprofessionals,providinganalysisandinsightonportfoliopositioning,riskexposuresandmarketdevelopments.
Thesuccessfulcandidatewillworkinahands-oncapacity,contributingtoportfolioriskreporting,stresstesting,scenarioanalysisandthecontinueddevelopmentofrisktoolsandanalytics.Thisrolewouldsuitsomeonewithbetween6monthsand3yearsofexperiencewhoislookingtobuildacareerinbuy-sideinvestmentriskwithinfixedincome.
Maindutiesandresponsibilities
- Supporttheday-to-dayriskoversightoffixedincomeportfoliosacrossarangeofstrategies
- Monitorandanalyseportfoliorisksincludingmarketrisk,spreadrisk,creditrisk,liquidityriskandconcentrationrisk
- Produceregularriskreportingonportfolioexposures,sensitivities,limitsandperformanceunderstressscenarios
- Assistwithscenarioanalysisandstresstestingtoassesstheimpactofmarketmoves,spreadwidening,defaultsandbroadermacroevents
- Workcloselywithportfoliomanagerstounderstandportfoliopositioning,investmentviewsandchangesinriskexposures
- Provideanalysisonportfolioconcentrations,relativevaluepositionsanddownsiderisks
- Monitorportfolioguidelines,risklimitsandothercontrolswithinthefirm’sriskframework
- Investigatechangesinportfolioriskandperformance,highlightingkeydriversandemergingissues
- Reviewriskdataandanalyticstoensureexposuresarebeingcapturedaccuratelyandrepresentedappropriately
- Contributetothedevelopmentandenhancementofriskreporting,analyticsandmonitoringtools
- Liaisewithteamsacrossportfoliomanagement,trading,operations,analyticsandtechnologytosupportrobustriskcaptureandreporting
- Supportadhocanalysisonnewtrades,portfoliochangesandmarketdevelopmentsasrequired
Candidateprofile
Thisroleissuitedtoanindividualwithastrongacademicbackgroundandearlyexperienceininvestmentrisk,marketrisk,performance/riskanalyticsorarelatedfixedincomeenvironment.Theidealcandidatewillbeanalyticallystrong,detail-orientedandkeentodevelopwithinafast-pacedbuy-sidesetting.
Theyshouldbecomfortableworkingwithdata,interpretingportfoliorisksandcommunicatingfindingsclearlytoarangeofstakeholders.
Workexperience/background
Essential
- 6monthsto3yearsofrelevantexperienceininvestmentrisk,marketrisk,portfolioanalytics,performanceanalyticsorarelatedrole
- Exposuretocreditproducts;CLOs,ABS,HighYieldetc.
- Experienceanalysingportfolios,marketexposuresorriskmetricsinaquantitativeenvironment
- Strongacademicbackground,ideallyinaquantitativedisciplinesuchasMathematics,Physics,Engineering,FinanceorComputerScience
- Strongnumericalanddataanalysisskills
- Experienceusingdatatoproduceanalysis,reportingorinsightsforinvestmentorriskteams
- Aninquisitivemind
- Demonstrableabilitytogoaboveandbeyond
Desirable
- Experiencegainedwithinassetmanagement,investmentbanking,hedgefundsoranotherinstitutionalinvestmentenvironment
- Exposuretocreditproducts,rates,bonds,loansorotherfixedincomeinstruments
- Familiaritywithstresstesting,scenarioanalysisorportfolioriskreporting
- Experienceinteractingwithportfoliomanagers,tradersorinvestmentprofessionals
- ProgresstowardsCFA,FRMorasimilarqualification
- StrongPythonskills–Allmembersoftheteamcurrentlycode.
Technical/businessskillsandknowledge
Essential
- Goodunderstandingoffixedincomemarketsandkeyriskconcepts
- Stronganalyticalandproblem-solvingcapability
- Highattentiontodetailandabilitytoworkwithcomplexdatasets
- Goodcommunicationskills,withtheabilitytoexplainriskissuesclearlyandpractically
- Abilitytomanagecompetingprioritiesandworkeffectivelyinafast-pacedenvironment
- StrongExcelskills
Whythisrole?
- Opportunitytojoinawell-regardedinvestmentplatform
- Strongexposuretofixedincomeportfoliosandinvestmentdecision-making
- Closeinteractionwithportfoliomanagersandseniorstakeholders
- Broadrolespanningportfoliorisk,analyticsandfront-officepartnership
- Excellentdevelopmentopportunityforsomeonelookingtobuildalong-termcareerinbuy-sideinvestmentrisk
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