Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst Fund Operations

coni+partner AG; Zürich; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

coni + partner AG is assisting a Zurich-based asset management client in recruiting a Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst for Fund Operations. You will perform risk and performance analyses across asset classes and prepare regular reports for executives and investors.

The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background, proficiency in Python, SQL, Excel; experience with Bloomberg/Reuters; fluency in English with German a plus.

Qualifikationen

• Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline.
• CAIA or CFA advantageous but not mandatory.
• Experience in a quantitative analytics team of an international asset manager or in a Big 4 company with mandates in the fund industry.
• Familiarity with a broad range of investment instruments.
• A strong background in quantitative analysis and model development.
• Familiarity with quantitative risk concepts or performance measurement.
• Advanced knowledge in Python, SQL, and Excel.
• Experience with, e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, Morningstar, or Risk Metrics is required.
• An analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail.
• A team-oriented approach and a strong understanding of how to interact with people at different levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of German is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Responsible for risk and performance analyses and regularly updated reports for executive management and investors.
• Identify and quantify risk across the full spectrum of financial instruments and generate insights for senior management.
• Maintain databases for data analysis and processes for extracting/uploading data and static data.
• Develop and implement updated risk models for assessing risks.
• Calculate performance of complex investment products or portfolio strategies depending on public vs private investments.
• Ongoing review of data quality and reporting robustness; contribute to high-quality reporting.
• Create recommendations based on evaluations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to best practices in tools, methodologies, processes and infrastructure.

Kenntnisse

Quantitative analysis

Python

SQL

Excel

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Risk concepts

Data analysis

English fluency

German knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's/Master's in quantitative field

CAIA

CFA

Tools

Bloomberg

Reuters

Morningstar

Risk Metrics

Jobbeschreibung

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarters in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the asset management an international bank in Zurich. We are searching for a senior specialist (m, f, d) as

Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst Fund Operations

Aufgaben

• Responsible for risk and performance analyses, as well as for regularly updated reports on a wide range of asset classes of the bank's asset management for executive management and investors
• Identify and quantify risk across the entire spectrum of financial instruments, securities, funds, funds of funds, including alternative investments, and generate various insights through analysis for the senior management and investors in a timely manner
• Maintain databases for data analysis and processes for extracting and uploading data and static data
• Developing and implementing updated risk models for assessing risks
• Calculating the performance of complex investment products or portfolio management strategies using specific formulas, depending on whether the investment is in a public market fund or private equity
• Ongoing review of the quality and compliance of risk and performance data, as well as contributing to high quality and robustness of reporting
• Create recommendations based on evaluations and reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Contributing to best practices in the department regarding tools, methodologies, processes and infrastructure

Qualifikation

• Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline
• CAIA or CFA as an advantage but not mandatory
• Experience in a quantitative analytics team of an international asset manager or in a Big 4 company with mandates in the fund industry
• Familiarity with a broad range of investment instruments
• A strong background in quantitative analysis and model development
• Familiarity with quantitative risk concepts or performance measurement
• Advanced knowledge in Python, SQL, and Excel
• Experience with, e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters, Morningstar, or Risk Metrix is required
• An analytical mindset with a keen eye for detail
• A team-oriented approach and a strong understanding of how to interact with people at different levels of the organization
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in English; knowledge of German is a plus