Equity L/S Senior Risk Manager

Balyasny Asset Management LP; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent asset management firm is seeking an Equity L/S Senior Risk Manager to lead risk oversight across Equity portfolios. This pivotal role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance risk management processes and contribute to strategic decision-making. Ideal candidates have extensive risk management experience, strong quantitative skills, and a proven ability to communicate effectively within teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in risk, quant, structuring, or trading roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Experience with risk guidance for portfolio managers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee risk monitoring and assessment for Equity portfolios.
• Support Portfolio Managers in investment risk management.
• Enhance risk analytics and response strategies.

Skills

Risk analysis

Quantitative analysis

Equity factor modeling

Programming in Python

Education

Degree in Finance

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Equity L/S Senior Risk Manager

The Senior Equity L/S Risk Manager will report to the Head of Equity L/S risk and will work collaboratively with a broader risk team, Quants, Portfolio Managers, and Developers to provide risk guidance and help grow the Equity business.

The Senior Equity L/S Risk Manager will be responsible for the following:
• Own the risk monitoring and oversight of a set of Equity portfolios, as well as a broader view on risk across the Equity L/S business
• Support and challenge Portfolio Managers in their investment process and risk management
• Monitor global market development and contribute to the definition risk scenarios
• Manage and enhance the processes, models, tools, and systems used to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor, and report risks across the equities business
• Monitor areas where risk is identified and work with business teams to mitigate risk
• Perform risk analytics and take initiative on emerging risks and proactively identify risk concentrations
• Enhance and leverage factor models to provide insight on factor stress regime, crowding, and risk forecasting around earnings and other events
• Work across a larger global risk team to help monitor global market development and communicate the impact to our global portfolios and help drive commercial results

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in risk, quant, structuring or trading roles
• Experience providing risk guidance and analysis to Portfolio Managers and/or Traders
• Familiarity with equity factor modeling techniques, risk prediction, and stress modeling
• Strong programming ability in Python
• Deep knowledge of long/short equity investment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with various team members
• Degree in Finance or a STEM discipline with a Master's degree preferred