Associate Director, Senior Investment Risk Analyst

GWP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm is looking for a Director to support Investment Risk Managers in analyzing the investment risk process. Responsibilities include generating insights, building relationships, and enhancing risk and return outcomes. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of equity markets and investment risk modeling, while demonstrating effective communication and quantitative analysis skills. The position offers a hybrid working environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Generous Holiday policies

Health and Wellbeing benefits, including corporate subscriptions

Paid volunteer time

Professional development support

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Lunch allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in buy-side investment risk.
• Knowledge of investment risk modeling and calculations.
• Strong understanding of performance attribution approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support Investment Risk Managers in the risk process.
• Generate analysis across investment risk characteristics.
• Build relationships with Portfolio Managers.

Skills

Risk and portfolio analysis using systems such as FactSet

Quantitative mindset

Effective communication skills

Integrity and autonomy

Education

Understanding of equity markets and fundamental analysis

Tools

FactSet

Excel

Python

Job description

Why work for us

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job its about investing in a brighter future together.

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights disciplined investments and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success and are at the heart of everything we do :

Clients Come First - Always Execution Supersedes Intention Together We Win Diversity Improves Results Truth Builds Trust

If our mission values and purpose align with your own we would love to hear from you!

Opportunity

• Be responsibility for supporting Investment Risk Managers through the investment risk process providing day-to-day support for Portfolio Managers and providing for various reporting needs and client queries.
• Use a variety of systems to generate analysis across investment risk characteristics performance attribution trading skill and market environment; in providing insights challenge advice and solutions across all aspects of the investment process; to steer alignment and otherwise support PMs in enhancing risk and return outcomes.
• Support and elevate issues & opportunities to Senior Risk Managers and the Head of Equity Investment Risk.
• Build and maintain relationships with Portfolio Managers and other business teams within Janus Henderson.
• Streamline existing processes through automation.
• Develop understanding skills and experience.
• Engage with Technology to ensure data quality and accuracy of risk analytics.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses tuition / qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal / paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must haves : Understanding of :

• T he equity markets fundamental ratios characteristics and behaviors etc
• Buy-side investment risk experience
• Discretionary fundamental investment approaches
• Investment risk modelling and calculations including factor-based active risk / TE attribution sensitivities scenario modeling risk budgeting concentration etc. and using results to guide the investment process
• Performance attribution factor-based and Brinson approaches and interpretation

Skills in :

• Risk and portfolio analysis using systems such as FactSet Barra Aladdin etc.
• Quantitative mindset
• Excel Snowflake & Python
• Effective communication and people skills
• Integrity and autonomy

Motivations towards :

• Equity markets and investment
• Providing actionable investment risk and quantitative intelligence for the betterment of investment processes and outcomes

Nice to haves :

• Buy side experience
• Strong FactSet skills
• Working toward CFA or other professional qualification is useful but not required
• A strong understanding of strategy risks and risk modelling
• Understanding of the risk and return characteristics of different asset classes beneficial

Supervisory responsibilities

No

Investment areas

Has responsibility for supporting risk managers and portfolio managers in the equity asset class

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

For those in scope of Knowledge & Competence (MiFID II)

• Knowledge of financial markets financial markets function and the impact of economic figures and national / regional / global events on markets.
• Understanding of issues relating to market abuse and anti-money laundering
• Annual attestation

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

At Janus Henderson Investors were committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Dont worry if you dont think you tick every box we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we cant accommodate every flexible working request were happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know at

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employees job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

All applicants must be willing to comply with the provisions of Janus Henderson Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants past political contributions or activity may impact applicants eligibility for this position. Janus Henderson is an equal opportunity / Affi­c­ative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.

Required Experience

Director

Key Skills

Anti Money Laundering, Commercial Property Paralegal, Field, Budgeting, BI

Employment Type: Full Time

Vacancy: 1