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Job Title: Senior Investment Risk Manager - Fixed Income Markets

What You Will Do:

  • Risk Identification: Proactively identify and analyze portfolio and security-level risks, with a strong focus on fixed income markets.

  • Analytics Validation: Continuously validate multi-asset analytics to ensure “trade-level” quality.

  • Risk Committee Presentation: Present key risks, concerns, and risk initiatives to the Risk Committee.

  • Reporting: Produce regular and ad-hoc reports with precision and attention to detail.

  • Process Optimization: Evaluate current risk management processes and optimize them for greater efficiency, improved scalability, and reduced error scope.

  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Escalate and collaborate with various stakeholders, including line management, fund managers, IT, operations, or system support, as needed.

  • Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with other business areas to achieve their goals and contribute to efficiency improvements.

  • Marketing Collaboration: Support marketing efforts to attract prospective clients.

Who You Are:

  • College degree required.

  • 7+ years of experience in fixed income markets, demonstrating a detailed understanding of fixed income securities.

  • Proven experience in a market/investment risk role within an asset management company or insurance company.

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate major fixed income asset classes and monitor various markets.

  • Working knowledge of risk analytics systems such as Aladdin, BarraOne, Polypaths, etc., as well as proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including VBA), SQL, and any programming languages.

  • Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

  • Project management experience, including managing projects and stakeholder communications.

  • Ability to explain complex concepts and data to multi-disciplinary audiences.

  • Confidence and articulation, effectively balancing the dual roles of enforcing oversight while collaborating with the front office.

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.

  • Ability to work a hybrid schedule in our Hartford, CT office.

Compensation:

  • Salary Range: $175,000 – $200,000, plus eligibility for an annual bonus program.

 

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