Risk Manager

1201 Invesco Advisors Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

1201 Invesco Advisors Inc. is seeking a skilled risk manager with over 7 years of experience in the investment management industry. The candidate will monitor portfolios for compliance with risk policies, conduct risk analysis, and deliver insights to senior leadership.

Candidates should possess strong programming skills and a quantitative degree, with a passion for financial markets. Familiarity with risk models and tools such as BlackRock Aladdin or Bloomberg PORT is preferred. A full-time position with competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the investment management industry.
• Understanding of fixed income financial instruments including derivatives.
• Familiarity with international markets.
• Knowledge of risk models and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure portfolios conform to risk policy.
• Perform risk analysis and reporting on portfolios.
• Deliver presentations to committees and fund boards.
• Develop scalable solutions for risk measurement.
• Collaborate with investment teams on portfolio risk.
• Contribute to new product development.
• Maintain knowledge of fixed income investments.
• Execute special projects related to risk analysis.

Skills

Risk management

Statistical programming

Data analysis

Quantitative and analytical skills

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in a quantitative field

Tools

BlackRock Aladdin

MSCI RiskMetrics

MSCI BarraOne

Bloomberg PORT

Job description

About Invesco

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and ensure portfolios conform to established and approved risk policy. Partner with investment teams to ensure compliance with approved risk limit frameworks.
• Perform risk analysis on portfolios and their benchmarks, reporting on market, liquidity and concentration risk. Be able to accurately evaluate risks under both normal and stressed market conditions through the use of both vendor and proprietary tools.
• Deliver written memos and presentations to committees and fund boards. Present portfolio risk and performance analysis to senior leaders across the firm.
• Have strong programming skills to enable problem solving, development of solutions that can be scaled across numerous portfolios, and the development of proprietary risk measurement approaches and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with investment teams in monitoring and managing portfolio risk. Provide risk analytic insight that enhances the investment process.
• Contribute to the development of new products and investment solutions for clients by collaborating with the investment and business development teams.
• Maintain excellent knowledge of fixed income investments, investment processes, trading strategies, market characteristics and knowledge of regulatory environment.
• Executing ad-hoc projects that involve devising and/or implementing new ways to analyze risks, or ways to analyze new types of risks, and explaining them to various investment professionals.
• Involvement in or ownership of special projects as determined by management.

Work Experience / Knowledge

• Approximately 7+ years of experience in the investment management industry.
• Understanding of fixed income financial instruments including derivatives and a familiarity with international markets.
• Understanding of risk models and methodologies.
• Experience with one or more of the following systems desirable: BlackRock Aladdin, MSCI RiskMetrics, MSCI BarraOne, Bloomberg PORT.

Skills / Other Personal Attributes

• A passion for risk management and a proven interest in financial markets through work experience and outside activities.
• Strong statistical programming and data analysis skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to explain sophisticated ideas clearly and expertly to non-technical/non-quantitative audiences.
• Ability to influence without authority, building/maintaining relationships across multiple business functions.
• Ability to prioritize and handle dynamically changing work requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Results-driven approach.
• High standards of work quality and integrity.
• Strong organizational skills, demonstrate proactiveness and curious learner.
• Enjoy working as part of a team in a collaborative workplace.
• Intellectually curious with a dedication to continuous learning.
• Knowledge of Python, R, SQL as well as Power BI or Tableau.

Formal Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in a quantitative field such as quantitative finance, statistics, mathematics, operations research, engineering, or computer science.

License / Registration / Certification

Work toward a CFA or FRM designation would be preferable.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $165,000/year. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience and location.

Employment Details

• Full Time / Part Time: Full time.
• Worker Type: Employee.
• Job Exempt: Yes.

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.