Description

In this role, you will conduct independent risk analysis and assessment for actively managed investment products, collaborating with investment teams and stakeholders to ensure effective risk management across various asset classes.

Requirements

• •At least 5 years of experience in investment risk management or portfolio management
• •First degree in a strongly quantitative subject or education in economics or finance
• •Strong base in fixed-income and equities asset classes
• •Experience of deploying databases and programming languages to manage data
• •Knowledge of multi-factor market risk modelling and liquidity risk modelling
• •First-hand experience of risk systems
• •Experience of Swiss and Luxembourg regulatory framework for investment managers
• •Desire to solve problems and take initiative
• •Process-oriented mindset for managing risk-related processes
• •Ability to work closely within the Zürich-based Risk team
• •Ability to work independently and support collaborative efforts
• •Fluent written and spoken communication in English

Tasks

• •Identify and assess market risks across asset classes
• •Measure and monitor liquidity and credit risks
• •Mitigate and report on counterparty and sustainability risks
• •Provide independent risk analysis to investment teams
• •Deploy quantitative tools for risk assessment
• •Agree on investment risk measures for monitoring
• •Organize formal risk reviews with investment teams
• •Engage with internal and external stakeholders as a subject matter expert
• •Contribute to governance bodies like the Investment Performance Committee
• •Collaborate with other Risk functions within Vontobel
• •Support the Head of Investment Risk in developing a risk management framework
• •Ensure adherence to best practice risk governance

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