Junior Business Analyst: AI-Driven Analytics in Finance

Brevan Howard; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Brevan Howard in London is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to join the COO team. The role offers broad exposure to financial markets with close interaction across Portfolio Management, Risk and Business Management functions.

The position is highly analytical, involving dashboard development for Credit and Emerging Markets, performance and analytics reporting, risk analysis, and participation in AI and innovation projects.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail.
• Good understanding of financial products and associated risk metrics.
• Proficiency in programming and data tools (e.g. Python, SQL, MongoDB, Github).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with portfolio managers, traders, and risk teams.

Responsibilities

• Dashboard Development: Design, develop, and maintain dashboards for Credit and Emerging Markets businesses, including live P&L, risk metrics, scenario analysis, financing, and cash usage monitoring.
• Performance & Analytics Reporting: Produce analytical reports covering book-level historical performance, P&L attribution, fund-level performance metrics, counterparty exposure, relative value analysis, and commission tracking.
• Risk Analysis: Partner with Risk teams to enhance and implement risk analytics and functionalities across products in response to evolving business needs.
• AI & Innovation Projects: Support proof-of-concept development and implementation of AI-driven initiatives within the firm and broader investment workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Technology (CTO, Grid, Data), Treasury, Fund Control, Coremont and Quant teams to deliver business initiatives aligned with firm infrastructure and governance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Programming / data tools

Communication skills

Financial products knowledge

Tools

Python

SQL

MongoDB

GitHub

Job description

Brevan Howard in London is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to join the COO team. The role offers broad exposure to financial markets with close interaction across Portfolio Management, Risk and Business Management functions.

The position is highly analytical, involving dashboard development for Credit and Emerging Markets, performance and analytics reporting, risk analysis, and participation in AI and innovation projects.