Risk, Performance & Attribution Implementation Manager - Charles River Development

CFA Institute; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Risk, Performance & Attribution Consultant - PMAR Specialist to lead or contribute to CRIMS implementations, analyzing requirements and delivering tailored solutions for clients.

You will educate customers on CRIMS methodologies, run proofs of concept, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs and are ready for operation post go-live.

Qualifications

• Proven experience implementing mission-critical risk solutions.
• Hands-on experience with investment management software.
• Knowledge of SQL, FIX protocol, and Crystal Reports.
• Strong customer service, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with risk analytics job scheduling and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams on risk and attribution projects.
• Expertise in risk analytics, scenario analysis, portfolio optimization, and regulatory risk reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to CRIMS performance and risk implementations for clients.
• Analyze customer requirements and deliver tailored solutions.
• Conduct presentations and execute proof-of-concept projects.
• Educate customers on CRIMS methodologies and advise on best practices.
• Monitor requirements for enhancements and communicate product improvements.
• Contribute to software quality by reporting defects and validating fixes.
• Assist Professional Services team and share best practices.
• Capture performance, attribution and risk requirements for new implementations by interacting with Portfolio Managers, Investment, Risk and Performance teams.

Skills

Risk analytics

Investment management software

SQL

FIX protocol

Crystal Reports

Customer service

Time management

Problem solving

Cross-functional teams

Attribution projects

Education

Finance, Economics, Engineering, or CS degree

CFA/FRM certification

Tools

SQL

FIX protocol

Crystal Reports

Job description

Risk, Performance & Attribution Consultant - PMAR Specialist

PMAR Specialists lead or directly contribute to CRIMS implementations, analyzing and evaluating requirements while providing product expertise and guidance throughout the implementation project. Ensure the solutions developed by Charles River meet the customers' business needs and that the customer is prepared to assume ownership and operate the solution after go-live.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to CRIMS performance and risk implementations for clients.
• Analyze customer requirements and deliver tailored solutions.
• Conduct presentations and execute proof-of-concept projects.
• Educate customers on CRIMS methodologies and advise on best practices.
• Monitor requirements for enhancements and communicate product improvements.
• Contribute to software quality by reporting defects and validating fixes.
• Assist Professional Services team and share best practices.
• PMAR Background:
• Capture performance, attribution and risk requirements for new implementations by interacting with Portfolio Managers, Investment, Risk and Performance teams.
• Document end to end Alpha solution design addressing PMAR workflows.
• Working knowledge (Performance)
• Transaction based performance calculations
• Equity, Fixed Income and Factor Attribution
• GIPS/Composite Management
• Historical conversion, Restatement and Benchmark workflows
• Working knowledge (Risk)
• Multi-asset class (equity, fixed income, derivatives and commodities) support for single security analytics.
• Equity, Fixed income and Multi-asset class risk factor models (MSCI, Northfield, Axioma)
• Factor attribution
• Econometric and Factor scenario analysis and stress testing.
• VaR/Tail Risk
• Ex-Post Risk
• Portfolio Optimization
• Liquidity Risk
• Regulatory Risk
• Regime and Trend Analysis
• Risk Compliance Monitoring.
• Design Operational controls.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience implementing mission-critical risk solutions.
• Hands-on experience with investment management software.
• Knowledge of SQL, FIX protocol, and Crystal Reports.
• Strong customer service, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with risk analytics job scheduling and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams on risk and attribution projects.
• Expertise in risk analytics, scenario analysis, portfolio optimization, and regulatory risk reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• FRM. CIPM and/or CFA certification.
• Experience supporting risk analytics and attribution solutions for global clients.
• Familiarity with liquidity risk, regulatory risk and risk compliance monitoring.

Education & Travel

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science; CFA/FRM is a plus.
• Willingness to travel 30%-50%.

Salary Range

$70,000 - $118,750 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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