Principal - Investment Risk Management
Recruiting Resources, Inc.
Location
El Segundo, CA | United States
Job description
Reputable and progressive investment management firm, experiencing impressive growth, is looking for a high caliber Principal of Investment Risk Management.
This position will work closely with leadership and Investment Risk teams in carrying out the strategic functions by developing and enhancing investment risk procedures and processes, as well as reporting and analytics tools, with the goal of identifying, monitoring, communicating and managing major asset and fund risk concerns.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Take the lead and be hands on in identifying, measuring, and communicating market (and non-market) risks across the fund’s portfolio to leadership
- Direct development of analytical tools to enable ad-hoc risk analysis at both the portfolio and company level such as but not limited to: factor exposures, beta, VaR, attribution and scenario analysis including return sensitivities
- Enhance framework for monitoring market, exposure and company-specific risks across the portfolio
- Assist in evaluating complex, large transactions potentially with highly granular credit-like collateral
- Coordinate with risk management teams to maintain a consistent risk framework across the organization
- Build long-term productive working relationships with key stakeholders in investment management, finance & control, regulatory, legal and compliance
- Participate in and contribute to regular committee and department meetings
Qualifications and Experience:
- At the minimum, Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Math, Engineering, or Economics
- MBA, Advanced degree in quantitative finance, and/or CFA preferred
- 8-10 years of professional experience in finance; 3+ years of senior level experience
- Thorough knowledge of alternatives and broader fixed income markets
- Proven success in developing, building, and overseeing risk management processes
- Strong working knowledge of various inputs to the credit investment process, including but not exclusive to portfolio management, research, trading, and risk.
- Experience across global/country/sector credit cycles including evaluation at a name and portfolio level including experience analyzing risk for portfolios of illiquid investments
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