Risk Analyst – Portfolio Management recruitment

Risk Analyst

Global Asset Management Firm

New York City

Our client is a manager of portfolios specializing, large cap value stocks, listed infrastructure and utilities, preferred securities and in U.S. and international real estate securities. They also manage alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies for qualified investors.  

The risk analyst is responsible for the production and analysis of risk monitoring and risk performance reports across the full spectrum of portfolios and includes managing, gathering and analyzing data, conducting analysis, preparing reports, and developing recommendations. This includes the development of methodologies to measure strategy-specific risk including both long-only and hedging techniques such as long/short and option overlay strategies. The risk analyst will create custom historical and projected risk reporting and analysis packages and understand and be able to explain risk measures, VAR, tracking error, volatility, Beta, drawdowns, and create scenario analyses for all strategies.

Requirements: 3-6 years experience at an asset manager, mutual fund or hedge fund with significant exposure to risk analysis and reporting related to portfolio management and a comprehensive understanding of risk measures, their estimation and risk modeling systems and familiarity with a broad spectrum of securities. The successful candidate will have strong quantitative skills and experience with Excel, Barra Aegis, Facset, Bloomberg and risk management tools. Advanced degrees, CFA/FRM are all a plus.

Qualified candidates are invited to forward their resume in confidence to:

Gene Starr, E. D. Starr Company
40 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005
E-Mail: gene.starr @ edstarr.com
(212) 248-1692

 

E. D. Starr Company is a full service executive search firm specializing in recruitment for management consulting and financial services for positions in credit risk management / credit portfolio management, market risk management, operational risk management, regulatory / compliance, risk reporting, RAROC/RAPM/Basel II ( Risk Adjusted Return on Capital / Risk Adjusted Performance Measurement ), controls, treasury, capital markets, risk management technology and business process improvement / business process reengineering / enterprise wide risk management.