Quant Risk Analyst - Buyside


Plymouth
Permanent
$125,000 - $150,000 USD a year
Risk Management
PR/606099_1786998794
Quant Risk Analyst - Buyside
Multi-Strategy Investment Platform
A rapidly growing institutional investment platform is seeking a Quant Risk Analyst to join its lean, high-impact risk team. The firm provides access to the infrastructure, risk management framework, portfolio analytics, and investment oversight capabilities typically found at leading multi-manager investment organizations, while maintaining an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment.
This is with a fast-growing investment platform with significant growth potential and strong institutional backing where you will work on a small, highly visible risk team where your contributions will have a direct impact on investment and portfolio management decisions. You will gain regular exposure to clients, PMs, senior investment professionals, and executive leadership. You will collaborate across manager selection, portfolio construction, treasury, risk management, and operational functions and develop a broad understanding of multiple investment strategies and asset classes.
Key Responsibilities
  • Monitor and manage risk limits across a diverse range of investment strategies
  • Partner closely with PMs to provide actionable risk insights and support portfolio decision-making.
  • Utilize industry-leading risk platforms and factor models to identify and hedge systematic risks, optimize portfolios, and enhance risk-adjusted performance.
  • Analyze portfolios across multiple managers and investment strategies to evaluate exposures and risk concentrations.
  • Support firmwide risk reporting, analytics, and investment oversight initiatives.
Requirements
  • 1-3 years of relative work experience in quantitative risk and research for investment management
  • Masters degree in mathematical finance, mathematics, physics, economics, computer science, engineering, or relative quantitative area
  • Strong experience with Python and/or Java
  • Familiarity with risk models such as Axioma, Barra, and/or Aladdin

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