Location: New York,NY, USA
Our client is seeking a skilled and motivated Risk Analyst to support daily risk monitoring for their portfolio.
The ideal candidate will possess strong quantitative and coding skills to assess and monitor portfolio risks across asset classes and strategy types. The role will be instrumental in delivering insights to ensure that client portfolios remain aligned with risk guidelines
and investment objectives.
Responsibilities
Sub-adviser daily risk limit monitoring per risk addendum in IMA
Ongoing risk portal maintenance and customization
Ad-hoc risk analysis per client requests
Timely problem solving and bug fixing in a fast-paced environment
Daily hedging portfolio management for risk mitigation
Qualifications
Strong quantitative and analytical skills with intellectual curiosity
Strong experience in any scripting language, but ideally Groovy, Java or Python
Deep understanding of portfolio risk modeling, such as factor based analytical VaR, across asset classes, with working knowledge of equity risk models and portfolio optimization preferred
Familiarity with risk model from vendors, such as Axioma, MCSI Barra and Blackrock Aladdin
1-5years of experience of quantitative risk and research for investment management, with M.Sc., B.Sc. or Ph.D. in mathematical finance, mathematics, physics, economics, computer science, engineering