Junior Risk Manager

Overview

In this role you help establish a structured risk management culture for Squarepoint’s discretionary trading business. You will work with researchers and traders to evaluate and control market, operational, and conduct risks, supporting growth of the fund. You’ll help run strategies within risk allocations set by the Investment Committee and contribute to building the risk framework and processes. This is an excellent entry point to a career in risk management with global collaboration and meaningful impact.

Pay / Benefits

• base salary plus discretionary bonuses
• health and dental benefits
• wellness plans
• 401(k) contributions

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate risk in discretionary trading strategies
• Collaborate with Quantitative Researcher and Traders on strategy analysis
• Ensure strategies operate within Investment Committee risk allocations
• Analyze portfolio-level risk and performance drivers
• Assist in trade portfolio construction across discretionary business
• Help build out the firm’s risk framework and infrastructure for the discretionary unit

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or related field (advanced degree preferred)
• 0–3 years of commercial experience or graduate level
• Demonstrated interest in Risk Management and quantitative approaches
• Ability to collaborate with trading, analysts and quants teams
• Strong communication skills for global collaboration
• Strong sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment

• collaboration across global teams
• clear communication
• urgency and adaptability
• quantitative analysis
• risk management techniques
• portfolio risk assessment

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