Investment Risk Analyst

Job Purpose (Job Summary)

The Investment Risk Consultant will play an important role in assisting the Investment Risk functions to execute the overall strategy of efficiently and effectively building future-state risk and analytics related functionality and workflow as part of a global initiative.

The position will play a key role participating in all risk related project initiatives, building capabilities, outsourcing performance measurement functions to third-party administrators, collaborating with vendors, actively participating in team discussions, and coordinating across departments to effectively deliver on team objectives.

Key Responsibilities / Duties

• Lead and/or active participation in various risk and analytics projects related to the program.
• Assisting in the development and migration of reporting and analysis of risk metrics.
• Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and third-party providers.
• Monitor vendor deliverables, timelines, and service-level agreements.
• Will need to be able to assess the importance of any given request or problem, manage the flow of information surrounding the item, and ensure proper resolution.
• Collect, validate, and organize data from internal and external sources.
• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across reporting platforms.
• Implement quality control processes to verify the integrity of data and platforms.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, methodologies, and data sources.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and training for internal teams as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with business goals.
• Communicate findings and updates to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner.
• Support integration of third-party tools with internal systems.
• Troubleshoot and escalate technical issues related to data feeds or reporting tools.

Work Experience / Knowledge

• Understanding of OTC derivatives swaps, swaptions, OTC vanilla and exotic options, Equity-linked notes, TRSs.
• Understanding of MSCI Risk Manager (or similar risk platform Axioma, Northfield).
• Knowledge of modelling and operational implementation experience of OTC derivatives into Risk Manager; good knowledge of RML, Web Services.
• Good organizational and communication skills able to work effectively across the seniority spectrum.
• Good with collating documentation and structuring it in an intuitive way to evidence implemented instruments.
• Understanding of Barra is preferred.
• Experience in code and test programming using Python, R, VBA, SQL or equivalent is preferred.
• Project management knowledge highly desired.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and concentrate on detailed information.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with a variety of individuals, departments, and countries is required.