Investment Risk Analyst – Multi-Asset

Description

Our client is a global investment manager with a successful presence in London.  They are looking to hire a high calibre investment risk professional to join their investment team.

 

The key responsibilities include:

• Monitor, analyse and report market risk, liquidity risk, leverage ratio, counterparty/issuer concentration risks
• Under guidance from the CIO, collaborate with the Senior Investment Managers to build/implement/enhance market and liquidity risk program
• Design custom computer programs/macros, as needed, to facilitate portfolio risk analysis
• Provide custom analysis to support the permanent risk function
• Build and maintain outstanding knowledge of products, investment processes, trading strategies, market characteristics
• Develop understanding of the markets in general and potential impact on portfolio market and liquidity risk
• Enhance knowledgebase of risk measurement methodologies with respect to market risk, leverage ratio, liquidity risk and counterparty/issuer risk
• Be able to represent the Risk Measurement team in relation to internal and external stakeholders including clients

Successful candidate will have:

• 1-3 years’ relevant investment risk experience
• Excellent understanding of risk measurement methodologies
• Master degree in quantitative subject such as Statistics, Financial Engineering, Computer Science
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player

Mason Blake acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Mason Blake is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.