Financial Risk Manager IRM Capital Markets Investments | Amsterdam

APG; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 51,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End-year bonus 8.33%

Remote work 2-3 days/week

Pension plan

Personal development support

Job summary

APG is seeking a Financial Risk Manager IRM Capital Markets Investments to lead risk management, performance analysis and risk monitoring across equities, government bonds, mortgages and credit assets. You will review investment proposals, provide risk opinions and support investment decisions with quantitative analysis.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, maintain dashboards, and contribute to innovation in risk tools. A hybrid work setup and competitive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with ability to guide colleagues and stakeholders.
• Experience in risk management and risk analysis for liquid asset classes (Equities, Bonds, Mortgages, IG/HY Credit).
• Proactive team player capable of independent risk opinions and client communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent risk management and monitoring for APG AM’s capital markets asset classes.
• Review investment proposals with risk analysis and substantiated opinions.
• Perform risk and performance oversight and investment compliance monitoring at mandate level.
• Foster independent challenge and risk opinions as a second line of defense.
• Develop and maintain quantitative analyses and tools to support risk monitoring framework.
• Create risk analysis reporting for stakeholders to aid investment decisions.

Skills

Python

Alteryx

Qlik

Dashboarding

Education

Academic degree in Economics/ Econometrics/ Finance

FRM CFA VBA CAIA certifications

Tools

RiskMetrics

FactSet

Bloomberg

Job description

Financial Risk Manager IRM Capital Markets Investments

The role

You, together with your team, perform risk management, performance analysis and ongoing risk monitoring activities across APG AM’s capital markets investments domain. This includes among others: Equities, Government Bonds, Mortgages, (IG and HY) Credits and Private Credit.

What you would do

• Provide independent investment risk management and risk monitoring for APG AM’s capital markets asset classes.
• Review and assess investment proposals, providing risk analysis and well-substantiated risk opinions.
• Perform risk and performance oversight (including ODD oversight) and investment compliance monitoring at the investment and client mandate level.
• Fulfill a second-line risk management role, offering independent challenge, advice and risk opinions.
• Contribute to the development, digitization, maintenance and updating of quantitative analyses and tools to support the risk monitoring framework.
• Creating information and reporting products on risk analysis towards our stakeholders for effective investment decision making.
• Provide professional advice in a proactive manner to stakeholders and act as sparring partner.
• Represent the team towards relevant stakeholders outside the team.

What you bring

You are a proactive team player with demonstrated ability in guiding colleagues. You are able to work with multiple and diverse stakeholders, including senior management, with divergent interests in the execution of their work. You are highly accurate, self-motivating and possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.

Furthermore you bring:

• Academic degree in relevant field (Economics, Econometrics or Finance).
• FRM, CFA, VBA, CAIA or relevant certifications are a strong plus.
• Minimum of 1-5 years of relevant work experience in investment risk management and risk analysis.
• Knowledge and experience with risk management activities and risk analysis for liquid asset classes such as Equities, Government Bonds, Mortgages, (IG and HY)Credits and Private Credit.
• Digital, dashboarding, visualization and programming skills with for example: Python, Alteryx, Qlik.
• Knowledge and experience of the following IT suites is a strong plus: RiskMetrics, FactSet and Bloomberg.
• You have skills at hand to bring about innovation towards our products including the implementation thereof.
• Excellent communication (orally and in writing, Dutch/English) skills.

What we offer you

We will offer you, depending on relevant knowledge and experience, a gross salary in the range of 4600 - 6800 EUR based on fulltime employment and great employment conditions aimed at flexibility, such as:

• A guaranteed end of year bonus of 8.33%
• Attention to your vitality and personal development
• Possibility to work from home 2-3 days per week
• And obviously a well-managed pension

Where you will work

For pension provider APG, pension is about people, life, and living together. With careful asset management, pension administration, communication and advice, we work on a livable future for current and future generations. One in which we share prosperity and well-being fairly and sustainably. Now and later.

APG is committed to around 4.5 million people in the Netherlands, which is why we believe it is important to be a reflection of Dutch society. This means that APG strives for an inclusive work environment, in which everyone can be themselves and where your unique qualities are embraced.

When you choose to work at APG, you're choosing a job where you contribute to a bright future.

More information

Get in touch with Bart Creusen (Corporate Recruiter) via [phone] or [e-mail] or Vikalp Bajpai (Team Manager Investment Risk Management CMI) via vikalp.bajpai@apg‑am.nl who can tell you more about the specifics of the position.

A pre-employment screening is part of the procedure. An assessment may also be included.

0-2 years of experience