Junior Risk Manager

Overview

In this role you support a global discretionary trading team by implementing risk management processes and controls, monitoring market and operational risks, and collaborating with traders and researchers to drive the fund’s growth and stability. You will work to ensure risk limits are respected and contribute to portfolio construction and risk optimization. The position offers a pathway to develop in a high-impact trading environment within a permanent, onsite role in London. This is an opportunity to shape the fund’s risk framework and support scalable growth.

Pay / Benefits

• sign-on bonus
• end-of-year bonus
• onsite work
• permanent role
• GBP 100000 salary

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess risks across discretionary trading strategies
• Collaborate with traders and researchers to analyze strategy performance and risk exposure
• Ensure strategies operate within approved risk limits and allocations
• Conduct portfolio-level risk and performance analysis
• Support portfolio construction and risk optimization across the discretionary business
• Enhance the firm’s risk framework, processes, and infrastructure to support growth

Key requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Physics, or related)
• Advanced degree is a plus
• Recent graduate or up to 3 years of relevant experience

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