Senior EM Fixed Income Risk & Performance Analyst

Barclay Simpson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclay Simpson is partnering with a specialist investment management firm to recruit a Senior Investment Risk Analyst in London. The role focuses on monitoring risk and performance across emerging markets fixed income portfolios, reporting to the Head of Investment Risk, and supporting risk oversight.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical risk and performance skills with the ability to engage portfolio managers and investment teams.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years' experience in investment risk, performance analysis or portfolio analytics.
• Strong understanding of fixed income risk and performance drivers.
• Experience with Bloomberg PORT is desirable.
• Ability to communicate effectively with portfolio managers and senior stakeholders.
• Buy-side experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor investment risk across fixed income portfolios, with a focus on emerging markets debt.
• Analyse portfolio exposures across duration, curve, spread, carry, credit, FX and liquidity risk.
• Produce performance attribution and risk analysis to explain key return drivers.
• Support regular risk reporting for portfolio managers, senior management and investment committees.
• Work closely with investment teams to understand portfolio positioning and challenge risk-taking where appropriate.
• Use Bloomberg PORT and related analytics tools to assess portfolio sensitivities, factor exposures and stress scenarios.
• Help develop and enhance risk reporting, analytics and investment risk frameworks.
• Contribute to ongoing oversight of portfolio limits, guidelines and risk appetite.
• Provide clear, commercially relevant risk insight rather than purely quantitative reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication with portfolio managers

Attention to detail

Excel

Tools

Bloomberg PORT

Excel

Job description

Barclay Simpson is partnering with a specialist investment management firm to recruit a Senior Investment Risk Analyst in London. The role focuses on monitoring risk and performance across emerging markets fixed income portfolios, reporting to the Head of Investment Risk, and supporting risk oversight.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical risk and performance skills with the ability to engage portfolio managers and investment teams.