Senior Risk Analyst - Fixed Income & Macro
Senior Risk Analyst - Fixed Income & Macro
A major Asset Management Firm is currently hiring a Senior Risk Analyst to join their Fixed Income Investment Risk team in NYC.
The firm manages over $1 Trillion in global assets, and this hire will cover all Actively Managed fixed income portfolios. Ideally the hiring team are looking for a blend of experience across a variety of products and strategies: Corporate Bonds and CDS/CDX, Emerging Markets debt, FX/Rates Derivatives, US Treasuries, MBS and Securitized Products.
Risk Management at the firm is tightly integrated with the investment process, so this candidate will be working directly with PMs and Quant Researchers to optimize risk-aware portfolio construction and optimization. For this role, you will need a strong understanding of fixed income risk factor models, bond math, curve construction, and custom factor research to enhance vendor models (Aladdin, RiskMetrics, etc.).
Most important is the risk advisory aspect of the role, working with the PMs/fund managers to address portfolio risks and actively assist on hedge strategy and portfolio rebalances.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in an investment risk role covering fixed income trading/investing at a bank or asset manager
- Fixed income market expertise - primarily corporate bonds, emerging markets, and FX/Rates derivatives for hedging
- Familiarity addressing tracking errors, benchmark analysis, portfolio construction methodology, and fixed income/macro hedges
- Prior experience utilizing Aladdin, RiskMetrics, PORT, or similar factor risk models
- Proficiency in Python/SQL
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