Investment Risk Analyst

Job Purpose (Job Summary):  The Investment Risk Consultant will play an important role in assisting the Investment Risk functions to execute the overall strategy of efficiently and effectively building future-state risk and analytics related functionality and workflow as part of a global initiative. The position will play a key role participating in all risk related project initiatives, building capabilities, outsourcing performance measurement functions to third-party administrators, collaborating with vendors, actively participating in team discussions, and coordinating across departments to effectively deliver on team objectives.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Lead and/or active participation in various risk and analytics projects related to the program.
• Assisting in the development and migration of reporting and analysis of risk metrics.
• Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and third-party providers. Monitor vendor deliverables, timelines, and service-level agreements
• Will need to be able to assess the importance of any given request or problem, manage the flow of information surrounding the item, and ensure proper resolution.
• Collect, validate, and organize data from internal and external sources. Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across reporting platforms.
• Implement quality control processes to verify the integrity of data and platforms. Ensure compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, methodologies, and data sources. Facilitate knowledge transfer and training for internal teams as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with business goals. Communicate findings and updates to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner.
• Support integration of third-party tools with internal systems. Troubleshoot and escalate technical issues related to data feeds or reporting tools.

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• Understanding of OTC derivatives – swaps, swaptions, OTC vanilla and exotic options, Equity-linked notes, TRSs.
• Understanding of MSCI Risk Manager (or similar risk platform – Axioma, Northfield). Knowledge of modelling and operational implementation experience of OTC derivatives into Risk Manager; good knowledge of RML, Web Services.
• Good organizational and communication skills – able to work effectively across the seniority spectrum.
• Good with collating documentation and structuring it in an intuitive way to evidence implemented instruments.
• Understanding of Barra is preferred.
• Experience in code and test programming using Python, R, VBA, SQL or equivalent is preferred.
• Project management knowledge highly desired.
• Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and concentrate on detailed information
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with a variety of individuals, departments, and countries is required