Asset & Wealth Management, Investment Risk, Analyst, London

Overview

In this role you will support risk governance for GSAM’s global fund complex, focusing on market, liquidity, and counterparty risks. You will work with portfolio managers and risk teams to monitor risk metrics, enhance stress testing, and report findings to senior management and regulators. The role combines hands-on risk analysis with cross-functional collaboration to strengthen risk oversight in a leading asset manager. You will contribute to a robust risk framework and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Daily/weekly risk monitoring of GSAM funds across investment strategies
• Developing, implementing, and enhancing stress tests, scenario analyses, and risk attribution
• Building and maintaining relationships with portfolio managers and other stakeholders
• Providing updates on risk metrics and stress tests to senior AM Risk Management
• Ensuring adherence to the independent risk governance framework
• Assessing and quantifying market risk using VaR, drawdown controls, risk concentrations, and stress tests
• Providing information and analysis to Divisional Risk Management
• Delivering market risk updates and reports to Boards of Directors and regulators as required

Key requirements

• Strong academic record in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related discipline
• Strong quantitative skills
• Experience in Fixed Income Market Risk preferred
• Experience in measuring, monitoring, analysing and reporting risk exposures, especially for Fixed Income
• Detail oriented with a control mindset and process improvement experience
• Proactive interest in financial markets
• Motivated, collaborative, and able to engage with diverse stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong team player
• Analytical mindset
• Effective communicator
• Fixed Income Market Risk
• Risk measurement (VaR, risk factors)
• Stress testing and scenario analysis

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