Risk Manager

TL;DR

Risk Manager (Fixed Income/Risk Analytics): Monitor portfolio compliance with approved risk policies and limits, and perform risk analysis across market, liquidity, and concentration risk with normal and stressed market conditions. Focus on building scalable risk measurement approaches, delivering risk memos and presentations to committees, and applying strong statistical programming (Python/R/SQL) to enhance the investment process.

Company

hirify.global is an independent global investment firm providing investment management strategies and vehicles for clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Monitor portfolios to ensure conformity with established and approved risk policies and risk limit frameworks.
• Conduct risk analysis versus benchmarks, covering market, liquidity, and concentration risk under both normal and stressed market conditions.
• Produce written memos and presentations for committees and fund boards; present portfolio risk and performance analysis to senior leaders.
• Use strong programming and quantitative skills to develop scalable solutions and proprietary risk measurement and mitigation approaches.
• Collaborate with investment teams to monitor and manage portfolio risk and provide risk analytics that improve the investment process.
• Support ad-hoc and special projects, including devising and implementing new ways to analyze risks and explaining them to investment professionals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in the investment management industry.
• Strong knowledge of fixed income instruments (including derivatives), investment processes, trading strategies, and market characteristics.
• Understanding of risk models and methodologies; experience with one or more systems such as BlackRock Aladdin, MSCI RiskMetrics, MSCI BarraOne, or Bloomberg PORT is desirable.
• Strong statistical programming and data analysis skills; knowledge of Python, R, SQL, and Power BI or Tableau.
• Ability to clearly communicate sophisticated concepts to non-technical audiences and influence without authority across business functions.
• Ability to work in an hirify.global office model requiring at least four full days each week in an hirify.global office.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with an office model requiring at least four full days per week in an hirify.global office.
• Flexible paid time off.
• 401(k) matching of 100% up to the first 6% plus discretionary supplemental contribution.
• Health & wellbeing benefits and parental leave benefits.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Hiring process

• Evaluation of experience in investment risk management, fixed income knowledge, and quantitative/programming skills.
• Assessment of communication ability through presentation/memo-style work expectations.
• Interviews with relevant stakeholders to confirm fit for risk analytics and cross-functional collaboration.