Risk Officer – Global Hedge Fund - up to $750k TC

Mondrian Alpha; New York (NY); On-site; USD 675,000 - 825,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondrian Alpha is looking for a Risk Manager to join their US Front Office. The selected candidate will own flagship US trading strategies and monitor overall portfolio risk while collaborating with top-tier Portfolio Managers and Traders.

Responsibilities include analyzing risk measures, ensuring risks are effectively identified and reported, and developing risk management tools. Candidates must have 5-15 years of relevant experience, strong quant skills, and a top academic background. The role offers a competitive compensation up to $750k in the first year.

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of experience in market risk or portfolio risk.
• Experience from hedge funds, prop trading, or investment banking.
• Strong coding or quantitative skills required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage overall portfolio risk.
• Work with the investment team to identify and report risks.
• Provide detailed risk analysis of measures, positions, and P&L.

Skills

Market risk experience

Portfolio risk experience

Coding / quantitative skills

Education

Top tier academic profile

Job description

Our client, a rapidly expanding, global multi-strategy Hedge Fund, are looking to make a Risk Manager hire specific to their US Front Office.

The hire will take ownership for flagship US trading strategies - the position (front office headcount) sits with high profile US Portfolio Managers / Traders.

The remit is to monitor and manage overall portfolio risk, work with the investment team to ensure that risks are identified, understood and correctly reported, provide detailed analysis of risk measures, positions, P&L and strategies and work with Technologists to develop risk procedures. As there is a core focus to build out US trading strategies at scale, the Risk Manager will define how risk management tools should look and manage the implementation of them to support the rapid buildout. He/she can also expect to have a genuine involvement in trading ideas.

Candidates should have 5-15yrs market risk / portfolio risk experience, from either a hedge fund, prop trading or an IB background. Coding / quant skills are a requirement. A top tier academic profile is also expected.

The role can pay up to a $750k TC year-one. Established risk professionals at the firm can earn a multiple of this.