Goodman Masson
My client is seeking a Risk Manager to support the independent Risk & Compliance team. The Risk Manager is responsible for overseeing and understanding the various investment risks undertaken within the firm’s portfolio management business.
Base pay range $150,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr
Governance Recruiter - U.S. Financial Services Markets
Monitor portfolios to ensure conformity with established investment guidelines.
Investigate any investment guidelines exceptions and unexpected behavior that arise in the portfolio management process and respond in real time. Report exceptions to compliance and senior management.
Collaborate with portfolio management teams to understand investment objectives and formulate suitable investment guidelines.
Provide analytical insight to enhance the investment and risk management process.
Perform risk analysis on portfolios and their benchmarks, reporting on market, liquidity and concentration risk.
Present portfolio risk and performance analysis to senior leaders across the firm.
Coordinate the addition of new instruments, portfolios and counterparties to the risk monitoring process.
Oversee and control the coding of investment guidelines into the risk system to ensure independent rule setting.
Develop risk measurement approaches and mitigation strategies.
Desired Experience and Qualifications
5+ years of relevant investment risk management experience in a buy side firm
Detailed understand of risk measurement and risk management approaches
Ability to accurately evaluate and quantify risks under both normal and stressed market conditions using both vendor and proprietary tools
Strong understanding of fixed income analytics, security valuation and bond math required
Have strong analytical skills to enable problem solving and development of solutions that can be scaled across numerous portfolios
Must be detail oriented and have strong problem solving and analytical skills
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter with the ability to work independently
Bachelor’s Degree in finance, math, computer science, or other quantitative field required
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
Experience with CRIMS, Bloomberg and Yield Book a plus
Experience in Python or similar programming languages a plus
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Finance
Location Manhattan, NY
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Base pay range $150,000.00/yr - $185,000.00/yr
Governance Recruiter - U.S. Financial Services Markets
Monitor portfolios to ensure conformity with established investment guidelines.
Investigate any investment guidelines exceptions and unexpected behavior that arise in the portfolio management process and respond in real time. Report exceptions to compliance and senior management.
Collaborate with portfolio management teams to understand investment objectives and formulate suitable investment guidelines.
Provide analytical insight to enhance the investment and risk management process.
Perform risk analysis on portfolios and their benchmarks, reporting on market, liquidity and concentration risk.
Present portfolio risk and performance analysis to senior leaders across the firm.
Coordinate the addition of new instruments, portfolios and counterparties to the risk monitoring process.
Oversee and control the coding of investment guidelines into the risk system to ensure independent rule setting.
Develop risk measurement approaches and mitigation strategies.
Desired Experience and Qualifications
5+ years of relevant investment risk management experience in a buy side firm
Detailed understand of risk measurement and risk management approaches
Ability to accurately evaluate and quantify risks under both normal and stressed market conditions using both vendor and proprietary tools
Strong understanding of fixed income analytics, security valuation and bond math required
Have strong analytical skills to enable problem solving and development of solutions that can be scaled across numerous portfolios
Must be detail oriented and have strong problem solving and analytical skills
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter with the ability to work independently
Bachelor’s Degree in finance, math, computer science, or other quantitative field required
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
Experience with CRIMS, Bloomberg and Yield Book a plus
Experience in Python or similar programming languages a plus
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Finance
Location Manhattan, NY
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