Junior Portfolio Risk Analyst (London)

RBC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

In this role, you will lead the day-to-day responsibilities of the Portfolio Risk Management team at RBC BlueBay. The position involves analyzing and reporting on market and liquidity risks to support investment decisions within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and competitive compensation

Opportunities to work with leading professionals in the field

World-class training program in financial services

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management or sell-side risk.
• Fluency in Python required; proficiency in another programming language.
• Knowledge of Fixed Income markets and instruments.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day risk management of multiple asset classes.
• Challenge portfolio managers on risk concentrations.
• Produce risk reports and tools across various portfolios.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Risk Control

Financial Instruments

Economic Analysis

Business Process Design

Education

Master’s Degree in a quantitative subject

Tools

Python

VBA

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The RBC BlueBay Portfolio Risk Management team is responsible for providing independent risk oversight as well as day-to-day support and analyses to portfolio managers. The team focuses on top-down and bottom-up risks identification, risk decomposition, scenario analyses, and liquidity risk across strategies to provide quantitative and qualitative portfolio risk advisory and support investment decision-making.

To take ownership of the Portfolio Risk Management team day-to-day responsibilities and support the Senior Risk Managers in the risk management, analysis and reporting of market and liquidity risks for BlueBay’s fund products.

What will you do?

On a daily basis the individual will be responsible for the following:

• Work together with the senior risk managers to provide day-to-day risk management of the Emerging Markets desk and other asset classes as required.
• Challenge portfolio managers on top-down and bottom-up risk concentrations.
• Production of risk reports and tools for a range of portfolios across different strategies to enhance the risk team’s ability to capture and understand all relevant risks.
• Run ad-hoc risk analysis and what-if scenarios to support the senior risk managers and the investment teams understanding and managing risks across RBC BlueBay’s funds and strategies.
• Liaise with risk control, data team, operations and finance to ensure all positions are correctly reflected in the risk systems and all relevant risks modelled as expected.
• Liquidity data analysis and periodic sign-off and reporting of top-down fund liquidity profile and bottom-up liquidity.
• Conduct ex-post and ex-ante analyses to enhance the risk modeling and infrastructure.
• Support the BAU activity providing risk data and reports to the investment teams, business development and client reporting.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Participate in the development of risk management tools and in cross-team projects
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

• Master’s Degree educated in a quantitative subject with experience in asset management or sell-side risk.
• Knowledge of Fixed Income markets and instruments (cash and derivatives).
• Strong IT skills, fluency in Python is required as well as proficiency in at least one additional programming language (e.g. VBA).
• A growth mindset and self-starting personality with a keen attention to details.
• Ability to think proactively and suggest improvements to tools and processes.
• Have excellent communication skills at all levels and ability to work within a close-knit environment both at team and organisational level.
• Eager to learn, to further improve on technical skills, markets and products knowledge.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Be patient, tactful, diplomatic, helpful and approachable.
  
  

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
  
  

Job Skills

Business Process Design, Critical Thinking, Derivatives, Economic Analysis, Financial Instruments, Financial Statement Analysis, Fraud Risk Management, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Risk Management, Risk Control

Additional Job Details

Address:

100 BISHOPSGATE:LONDON

City:

London

Country:

United Kingdom

Work hours/week:

35

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-10

Application Deadline:

2025-06-24

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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