Financial Risk Analytics - Business Development Analyst

S&P Global Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in London is seeking a motivated product analyst to support the Buy Side Risk solution for asset management clients. The role involves assisting in the product roadmap execution, coordinating with engineering teams, and developing analytical tools. Ideal candidates should have a quantitative background and experience in Python or SQL.

Qualifications

• Quantitative background required.
• Interest in sustainability and risk management.
• Experience in software development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing product roadmap for Buy Side Risk solution.
• Research and design functionality for new product features.
• Coordinate with teams on the development and implementation of risk models.

Skills

Interest in financial services

Experience using Python

Experience using SQL

Interest in product design

Education

Background in finance, mathematics, economics, physics, or computer science

Job description

Overview

Financial Risk Analytics provides products and solutions to financial institutions to measure and manage their market risk, counterparty credit risk, regulatory risk capital and derivative valuation adjustments. Using the latest analytics and technology such as a fully vectorized pricing library, Machine Learning, and a Big Data stack for scalability, our products and solutions are used by the largest tier-one banks to smaller niche firms. Financial Risk Analytics is seeking a highly motived product analyst to join our team in London to support our Buy Side Risk solution (market, climate, and liquidity risk) for our asset management and hedge fund client segments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of the product roadmap for our Buy Side Risk solution.
• Assist in the delivery of new product features, communicating regularly with the product team.
• Research and design the functionality, create product feature specification, coordinate the implementation, and prepare documentation for new features.
• Coordinate with the data/software/financial engineering teams on the development, testing, and implementation of new risk models, ensuring that data and analytics are tightly integrated.
• Develop analytical tools and prototypes for new features prior to implementation.
• Become the go-to product person for the product team to ensure each component is working end to end.
• Support current and prospective clients.
• Support the professional services team with PoCs, client onboarding, and production runs.
• Assist in the presentation of product capabilities to internal and external stakeholders, gathering feedback and answering questions.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please email and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

Qualifications

• Interest in financial services, sustainability, risk management, quant finance, or technology
• A quantitative background in finance, mathematics, economics, physics, computer science, or other technical subjects.
• Interest in product design and/or software development.
• Experience using Python, SQL, and/or other programming languages.