Associate Director, Senior Investment Risk Analyst

CFA Institute; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Greater London is seeking a candidate to support Investment Risk Managers and Portfolio Managers. You will be responsible for analyzing investment risk, providing insights, and maintaining relationships. Essential skills include risk analysis and a quantitative mindset, and you'll engage in a hybrid working model with opportunities for professional development. Experience in equity markets is crucial for success in this role.

Benefits

Generous Holiday policies

Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits

Paid volunteer time

Support for professional development courses

Maternal/paternal leave benefits

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Lunch allowance

Qualifications

• Understanding of equity markets and their characteristics.
• Buy-side investment risk experience is required.
• Experience with investment risk modelling, calculations, and performance attribution.

Responsibilities

• Support Investment Risk Managers through the investment risk process.
• Provide day-to-day support for Portfolio Managers and assist with various reporting needs.
• Streamline existing processes through automation.

Skills

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

Education

Working toward CFA or other professional qualification

Tools

FactSet

Barra

Aladdin

Job description

Why work for us?

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it's 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 responsible 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 escalation 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:

• The 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 economics 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 we’re committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Don’t worry if you don’t think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’re 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 [e-mail]

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Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s 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 /Affirmative 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.