Quaestor Advisors
Financial Services
RiskManager
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“Risk Manager at Quaestor Advisors. Skills: Risk Management, Quantitative Analysis, Fixed Income, Credit Products. Conduct quantitative analysis on portfolio. Conduct data analysis on portfolio”
Industry & Context.
Quantitative insights; Data analysis
Work during parts of New York hours
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years’ experience in financial markets, Familiar with fixed income, Familiar with credit, Familiar with foreign exchange products, Bond math skills essential, Familiarity with structured credit items, Writing advanced Excel macros, Coding, Familiarity with Bloomberg
Nice to Have
Additional risk management experience a plus, Familiarity with Aladdin portfolio management system a plus
What You'll Do.
Conduct quantitative analysis on portfolio
Conduct data analysis on portfolio
Conduct quantitative analysis on new trades
Conduct data analysis on new trades
Conduct quantitative analysis on instruments
Conduct data analysis on instruments
Calculate risk capital
Provide quantitative insights in portfolio analysis
Provide quantitative insights in shock analysis
Provide quantitative insights in scenario analysis
Provide quantitative insights in tail risks
Provide quantitative insights in concentration
Provide quantitative insights in leverage
Prepare portfolio analysis for presentations
Prepare charts for presentations
Perform routine tasks
Perform number crunching
Become familiar with annuity insurance structures
Become familiar with analytics related to asset-liability management
Interact with operations on analytical setup
Interact with technology on analytical setup
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Risk management team; Front office; Operations; Technology; US colleagues; London colleagues
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication
Full Job Description
· Reporting line within Risk Management · Supporting the risk management team by conducting quantitative and data analysis on the existing portfolio, new trades, and instruments across all asset classes, cash and derivatives, specifically in fixed income and credit (single-name and structured); tasks will also include risk management’s support of front office · Calculating risk capital for the business · Provide quantitative insights in portfolio analysis, shock and scenario analysis, tail risks, concentration, and leverage · Preparing portfolio analysis and charts for presentations, on both ad-hoc and weekly routine basis; tasks include occasional mundane “number crunching” · Becoming familiar with annuity insurance structures and analytics related to asset-liability management · Interact with operations and technology on improving analytical setup of Aladdin portfolio management system **Requirements** · 8+ years’ experience in financial markets as a desk quant, PhD, or as risk manager in a quantitative trading environment · Closely familiar with fixed income, credit (corporate and structured), and foreign exchange products · Strong bond math skills essential (e.g. duration, convexity, various spread calculations, options) · High familiarity with structured credit items such as tranches, diversity score, credit subordination, prepayments, CDR/CPR shocks · Writing advanced Excel macros and coding · Additional risk management experience a plus, especially analysis of shocks/scenarios, tail risks, illiquidity, concentration, and leverage · Willing to communicate and do ad-hoc work during parts of New York hours · Good communication skills verbally and in writing; most colleagues are based in the US and London · Proactive attitude and eagerness to assume tasks within team · Familiarity with Bloomberg essential and with Aladdin portfolio management system a plus This job description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, and duties may change.
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