Analyst/Sr. Analyst, Risk Analytics, Risk Management

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pension plan in Toronto is seeking a Risk Analytics team member responsible for providing risk analysis and insights. The role requires a university degree in a quantitative field, strong data analysis skills, and a passion for Risk and Data Science. Candidates should be eager to learn and possess exceptional communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to grow within a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in Risk and Data Science with application knowledge in investment management.
• Experience in capital markets, pensions, or risk management is a plus.
• Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide insights and risk analysis in partnership with the Total Plan Risk team.
• Support the development of a leading risk analytics program.
• Help develop insightful tools that support investment risk measurement.

Skills

Understanding complex financial principles

Data analysis

Communication skills

Relationship building

Intellectual curiosity

Education

University degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

Python

Power BI

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Job description

Overview

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

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The Risk Analytics team is accountable for driving the development of risk insights across OMERS through both advanced quantitative and thoughtful qualitative analysis. The team is a trusted thought partner in communicating a view on risk-taking activities across Risk and its stakeholders, with a goal to integrate insights into the strategic decision-making process. The team is also tasked with promoting a robust risk culture that encourages inclusion and diversity, transparency, and open dialogue.

As a member of this team, reporting to the Vice President of Risk Analytics, you will be responsible for

• Providing insights and risk analysis in close partnership with the Total Plan Risk team

• Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading risk analytics program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies with a collaborative mindset

• Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk

• Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures of performance and market, liquidity, credit, and emerging risks

• Support the team’s efforts in delivering high-quality Total Plan Risk reporting for the Board and Senior Leadership

• Risk governance, including the review of investment risk policies and monitoring of corresponding investment risk limits

• Helping to enhance and develop our risk tools and interactive dashboards

• Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the Total Portfolio Management investment teams to understand and c ommunicate the needs of the business

• Supporting the Asset Liability study

• Conducting research to inform total portfolio construction, including forecasting risk under different market conditions, implementing stress tests, and evaluating the impact of tactical asset mix tilts

• Leverage internal and external systems to source large data sets to answer key investment questions.

Qualifications and Requirements

To succeed in this role, you:

The ideal candidate for this role is an individual in the early stages of their career with a strong interest in Risk and Data Science, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain.

Requirements:

• University degree in a quantitative discipline such as Math, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in capital markets, pensions and /or risk management is a strong plus.

• Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools, with a desire to understand business risks through data

• Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods

• Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar) is an asset

• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally

• Has exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Is eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity

• Experience using 3 rd party systems (e.g., MSCI Risk Manager, BlackRock Aladdin, ORTEC Glass, and/or Bloomberg) is an asset

• CFA, FRM, or another financial risk designation (or a willingness to enroll in one)

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.