Junior Risk Manager

Overview

In this role you will assess and manage risk for discretionary trading strategies within a global investment firm that builds cutting-edge, data-driven systems. You’ll work closely with quant researchers and traders to analyze strategies, ensure compliance with risk allocations, and contribute to portfolio-level risk insight. You will help enhance the risk framework and processes for discretionary investing, enabling better decision-making and performance understanding. This is a hands-on, fast-paced opportunity to shape risk management in a technology-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• sign-on bonus
• end-of-year bonus
• onsite work
• competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate risk in discretionary trading strategies
• Collaborate with Quantitative Researchers and Traders on strategy analysis
• Ensure strategies operate within Investment Committee risk allocations
• Analyze risk at portfolio level and uncover performance drivers
• Assist with trade portfolio construction across the discretionary business
• Drive the build-out of risk framework by improving processes and infrastructure for discretionary risk

Key requirements

• Demonstrated interest in Risk Management
• Demonstrated interest in a quantitative approach
• Capacity to collaborate with trading, analytics and quants teams
• Strong communication skills with ability to collaborate globally
• Strong sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment

• collaboration
• clear communication
• ability to work under pressure
• quantitative analysis

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