Risk Management Associate

Fasanara Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus scheme

Health & dental insurance

Enhanced pension

Generous annual leave

Regular team events

Job summary

A boutique alternative asset manager in Greater London is seeking a Risk Management Associate. The role involves overseeing daily risk monitoring, maintaining risk models, and collaborating with teams to ensure streamlined trading strategies. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in risk management with proficiency in Python and SQL, alongside strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive bonus scheme and a collaborative work environment, emphasizing meritocracy and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or quantitative operations within financial markets.
• Strong understanding of market risk, portfolio construction, and derivatives.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross‑functionally.

Responsibilities

• Liaise daily with teams to ensure consistency across trading and systems.
• Monitor real‑time risk metrics and identify anomalies.
• Prepare and present recurring risk reports.

Skills

Market risk understanding

Portfolio construction

Python proficiency

SQL proficiency

Quantitative analysis

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Risk Management or related field

Job description

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Fasanara Digital was established 7 years ago and is the crypto arm of Fasanara Capital, a 14‑year‑old boutique alternative asset manager. We are a quantitative investment fund applying a scientific approach to investing in crypto assets. Our goal is to achieve exceptional risk‑adjusted returns. We pursue a range of diversified and highly sophisticated investment strategies that seek to profit from market inefficiencies, from market making to cross‑exchange arbitrage.

Our Culture

We are strong believers in meritocracy, rewarding people based on impact and excellence. There is no bureaucracy, the environment is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and built on trust. We set ambitious goals, work hard, stress teamwork, and adhere to the highest level of excellence in everything we do. We are only as good as our team, so we build the firm around exceptional talent.

The Role

Risk Management Associate to join our team. This person will oversee daily risk monitoring through proprietary dashboards, maintain and enhance internal risk models, and collaborate with traders, technologists, and operations to ensure sound and scalable risk management across our trading strategies. The role offers exposure to cutting‑edge digital asset markets and the opportunity to contribute to the continuous evolution of risk systems within a top‑tier institutional fund.

Responsibilities

• Liaise daily with Research, Operations, and Technology teams to ensure consistency across trading, systems, and exposures.
• Monitor real‑time risk metrics through dashboards, identifying anomalies or breaches for prompt resolution.
• Maintain accurate documentation of risk policies, frameworks, and limits.
• Prepare and present recurring and ad‑hoc risk reports for management and committees.
• Assist in refining and implementing new stress tests, analytics, and automation tools.
• Support enhancements to internal risk models and exposure analytics across asset classes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in risk management, trading, or quantitative operations within financial markets.
• Strong understanding of market risk, portfolio construction, and derivatives.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL (essential).
• Strong quantitative foundation; structured and detail‑oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross‑functionally.

Nice‑to‑Haves

• Master’s degree in Risk Management, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience in crypto, digital assets, or systematic trading strategies.
• Prior exposure to hedge funds or trading firms.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus scheme.
• Bupa health & dental, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced pension, and generous annual leave.
• Enhanced parental leave, special leave allowances, and charity giving options.
• Regular team events, legendary summer & Christmas parties, knowledge sharing sessions, and quarterly town halls.
• Team lunches, dinners, Friday drinks, team sport activities.

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