Senior Fixed-Income Risk Analytics Associate

Octagon Credit Investors; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Education/Designation support

Job summary

Octagon Credit Investors, LLC is seeking a candidate to scale the firm’s investment risk and portfolio analytics capabilities as it grows and broadens its asset-class offerings. You will work with risk, portfolio analytics, and trading teams to move to an insight-driven framework that supports decision-making.

A strong foundation in fixed-income analytics is essential; familiarity with CLO structures and risk dynamics is a plus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience at an institutional asset management firm, investment bank, or consulting firm.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL and Excel; experience with data analytics and AI tools.
• Strong understanding of data and statistics; familiarity with structured credit and CLOs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen investment risk framework and analytical capabilities with Portfolio Managers and Risk/Analytics teams.
• Measure and monitor portfolio, credit, market, liquidity, concentration, and geopolitical risk across products.
• Develop MPT statistics, risk models, and stress-testing to model scenarios (spread widening, rate shocks, recession).
• Enhance performance attribution and link macro conditions to returns for positioning and risk-taking decisions.
• Improve data/reporting architecture and use AI-enabled tools to automate routine reporting.

Skills

Python

SQL

Excel

Data analytics

AI tools

Statistics

Cross-functional

Communication

Tools

Bloomberg

Factset

RiskMetrics

Intex

Kanerai

Job description

Octagon Credit Investors, LLC is seeking a candidate to scale the firm’s investment risk and portfolio analytics capabilities as it grows and broadens its asset-class offerings. You will work with risk, portfolio analytics, and trading teams to move to an insight-driven framework that supports decision-making.

A strong foundation in fixed-income analytics is essential; familiarity with CLO structures and risk dynamics is a plus.