Equities Risk Manager

Point72; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a dynamic Risk Manager to join their innovative Risk Management & Quantitative Research team. In this pivotal role, you will lead efforts to optimize portfolio construction and enhance risk management strategies, ensuring that risk-taking is deliberate and efficient. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in risk management, with at least five years of experience, and have a keen understanding of equities and macro factors. This forward-thinking firm is committed to fostering a culture of excellence and offers a vibrant environment for growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in risk management or portfolio management.
• Strong understanding of equities risk management and portfolio construction.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient risk-taking at individual and firm levels.
• Lead research efforts to develop innovative risk management tools.

Skills

Risk Management

Portfolio Management

Communication Skills

Quantitative Finance

Statistical Programming (SQL, Python)

Analytical Skills

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Point72 Asset Management is seeking a Risk Manager to join our Risk Management & Quantitative Research team.

The Risk team plays a vital role in the firm's investment process, building a deeply rooted culture of efficient risk management, factual performance attribution, and investment process enhancement. Risk managers lead research efforts to identify opportunities for improved risk management, investment behavior, and portfolio construction with the goal of helping the firm deliver superior risk-adjusted performance. The paramount mission of the team is to protect the firm from improper levels of exposure and ensure that risk-taking is always efficient and deliberate. We are looking for someone who is a creative idea generator and practical problem solver who can take an idea all the way to commercial implementation.

The Risk Manager will:

• Ensure that risk-taking at the individual portfolio level and at the firm level is efficient and deliberate. This will include:
  • Working with portfolio managers to improve the quality of the portfolio construction to achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns and setting appropriate risk guidelines and limits.
  • Actively managing the firm's risk exposures.
  • Participating in the capital allocation process to maximize risk-adjusted returns and profitability at the various business levels and at the firm level.
• This task requires having a deep insight on the equity and macro factors that drive the risk of the portfolio, their utility in the alpha capture process, and the constraints that equity portfolio managers will face to adjust their portfolio (liquidity concentration).
• Lead research efforts to develop innovative risk management approaches, tools, and analytics by leveraging the collective knowledge of the platform. The goal is to enhance the quality of performance and improve the firm's risk-adjusted return.
• Enhance the understanding of the firm's performance by developing intuitive and efficient frameworks for performance attribution and educating all internal constituencies on those frameworks.

Desirable Candidates have:

• Five or more years of experience as a risk manager or a portfolio manager with a focus on hedged discretionary or systematic equity strategies.
• Detailed understanding of equities risk management, portfolio construction (multifactor models, optimization techniques), and trading (slippage analysis).
• Experience with macro products is a plus.
• Knowledge of quantitative finance and statistical programming tools, ideally SQL and Python.
• Strong communication skills; an ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex ideas to senior management and portfolio managers is critical.
• Intellectual curiosity and depth of skills enabling him/her to perform ad-hoc tasks and special projects.
• High energy and relentless personality with a desire to proactively ideate opportunities and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; we seek a demonstrated ability to build relationships both internally and externally.
• A commitment to the highest ethical standards and to act with professionalism and integrity.

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth.

Required Experience: Manager