Portfolio Risk Manager | Leading International Asset Management Firm

A Global Asset Management Firm is looking to add a market risk analyst level candidate for its front office market risk hedge fund team in Paris

- Portfolio Risk Professional | Hedge Fund Risk
- Paris, France
- Base Salary Flexible + excellent front office bonus potential

A leading Asset Management Firm is looking to add a portfolio risk manager for its front office market risk hedge fund team. The role will have a great deal of exposure to areas internally such as sales, structuring and front office derivatives desk. The team is looking to double the size of its fund portfolio therefore the risk analyst will also be involved in the pitching of new business to funds and be part of the selection of new funds looking to be part of the UCITS platform.

The Risk Management Team is responsible for the monitoring of the structured products and UCITS III hedge funds platform. This position provides the opportunity to be part of this award winning platform and to face some of the most successful hedge funds in the market globally..

As key member of the team, the candidate responsibilities will include:
• UCITS Hedge Fund Risk Monitoring
• Own day to day relationship with hedge fund managers
• Providing advice to hedge funds on UCITS rules
• Liaise with the IT team to build a scalable risk process for the fund platform
• Interact with internal quantitative teams on exotic pricing tools
• Produce factsheet report and other clients reports
• Support the structured product risk team in their daily monitoring

The successful candidate will have the following background and skill set:

• A strong educational background, evidenced ideally by a post-graduate degree in quant subjects.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex risk strategies.
• The candidate should have strong IT skills with a focus on Excel, VBA and SQL knowledge.
• An experience with Risk Metrics will be desirable.
• The candidate should have hedge fund (or cross assets) risk management knowledge.
• Strategic Thinking: Strategic vision-Business knowledge-Innovation Creativity
• Business Results: Client relationships, Analytical ability, Execution, Change leadership
• People Leadership: Talent building, Meritocracy, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Responsible Corporate Citizenship
• Personal Effectiveness: Communication, decisiveness, Energy drive, courage, character
• Fluent speaker in French English

The role will provide an excellent opportunity for an individual currently working in risk hedge fund team or in a hedge fund that is keen on moving into a role that can provide career progression into a sales, structuring or prime brokerage function within an investment bank.

December 12, 2012 • Posted in: General

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