Hedge Fund Market Risk recruitment

Reporting directly to the head of Investment Risk and working very closely with the traders and quants at a top class hedge fund, this is a unique opportunity for a mathematical individual to step into a challenging and high profile role. Focusing on risk models, their inspection and improvement as well as working in close conjunction with the front office, you will cover a range of exciting products within the emerging markets portfolio. Duties include:

- Developing and implementing risk management methodologies

- Interacting with the quants and trading desks to present risk issues

- Ensuring the inspection and improvement of risk frameworks (VaR, scenario, correlation etc)

- Setting and monitoring limit policies with the risk management team

- Predicting trends in the market and factoring into hedge fund strategy

- Providing cover for and acting as the head of risk in instance of absence

This role should appeal to ambitious individuals looking to move into a challenging role or buy side position. Successful candidates should meet the following criteria:

- Advanced degree in Mathematics

- Experience in developing and refining market risk systems and processes

- Strong knowledge of derivative products (preferably equity)

- Advanced VBA skills, some C# and SQL desirable

- Ability to interact with the front office and quant teams

- Numerate with the ability to understand mathematical and complex risk models

If interested please apply online or call Khalid Al-Sada on +44 (0) 207 469 8955 for more details.