Hedge Fund jobs in United Kingdom

An exciting opportunity has come up for a Risk Officer to join a rapidly expanding, global hedge fund.

The firm are highly prestigious and have established themselves as a leading name within the global equities space. London, their centre of European operations, is going through a strong period of expansion, creating multiple new roles within the business – the ‘Risk Officer’ hire is newly created.

Joining a team of two, reporting directly to the CRO, the new hire will assist in overseeing risk management for EMEA. The role will cover all aspects of market risk, for all equities strategies, and it is highly quantitative / tech focused. The hire will sit with the front office team, working directly with market-leading PMs and traders daily and having a genuine involvement in trade ideas. The hire will be given significant autonomy and he/she will be responsible for overseeing the more junior member of the team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, highly reputable hedge fund that is going through a very exciting growth phase. We are looking for an experienced Risk professional, ideally with 5-10 years of experience covering equities market risk at a buy-side firm, prop trading house or tier 1 bank. The role is highly quantitative – candidates should be proficient in Python or SQL and have experience in automation projects.

My client pride themselves on paying some of the most attractive compensation packages in the industry. The successful candidate will receive a substantial uplift on his/her base salary and will be part of the firm’s front office bonus pool, meaning total comp will extremely lucrative.