Investment Risk Analyst - 1LOD - Performance Analyst - Investment Management

Excellent opportunity opens for an Investment Risk Analyst to join a growing Investment Management firm in London. You will be working hand in hand with the Head of Investment Risk and the investment team, producing risk and performance analysis, identifying key drivers of return and risk, and supporting discussions with portfolio managers on portfolio construction, positioning and risk-adjusted performance.

Responsibilities:

1. Partner with Portfolio Managers on a day-to-day basis to integrate risk considerations into portfolio construction and investment decisions.
2. Act as a risk partner, embedded within the investment process, supporting Portfolio Managers in enhancing portfolio construction, risk positioning, and return outcomes.
3. Deliver timely, decision-relevant risk insights to inform active investment decisions and challenge assumptions where appropriate.
4. Generate and interpret analytics across factor exposures, active risk, performance attribution, and market conditions, translating outputs into clear, actionable insights.
5. Provide constructive challenge and alternative perspectives to support more robust investment decisions.
6. Monitor financial markets and assess implications for portfolios, escalating material risks and opportunities with clear, actionable recommendations.
7. Proactively identify risk concentrations, unintended exposures, and emerging vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigation strategies.
8. Contribute to risk budgeting, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis, supporting portfolio positioning under different market environments.
9. Respond to client and internal stakeholder queries, articulating portfolio risk and performance drivers in a clear and investment-relevant manner.
10. Drive automation and efficiency improvements, enhancing scalability and consistency of risk analytics and reporting.
11. Build trusted relationships across Investment, Product, and Technology teams to ensure effective risk integration across the investment lifecycle.
12. Work closely with Technology and Data teams to ensure accuracy, integrity, and usability of risk data and models.

Experience:

1. 3+ years’ experience in investment risk, performance, portfolio analytics or a related function.
2. Strong understanding of multi-asset markets, public equities, and public markets.
3. Experience analysing duration, carry, spread risk, credit risk, FX risk and attribution.
4. Strong Excel and analytical skills.
5. Ability to communicate effectively with portfolio managers and senior stakeholders.
6. Buy-side experience preferred, although relevant sell-side or consultancy experience may also be considered.
7. Innovative, proactive, and development driven.

Interested? Please Apply!

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