The Investment Risk and Construction Solutions (IRCS) team has a dual mandate. We provide risk transparency to the Global CIO by monitoring market, liquidity, leverage, and counterparty risks in public markets. Additionally, the team supports portfolio management teams with portfolio construction and quantitative analysis, developing tools and methodologies to generate stronger risk adjusted returns. We are expanding our team and looking for enthusiastic individuals with strong quantitative background and deep interest and understanding of financials markets. The individual will have the chance to work with different portfolios, different asset classes and hone their quant skill and understanding of financials markets. The candidate will be a part of a global risk management team and act as the primary analyst for group of portfolios. This is an important role within our team, ensuring that all portfolios are managed consistently with their investment process.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Up to 3 years of experience in a quantitative field, preferably with an asset manager, bank or other financial institutions.
• Strong coding skills in R and Python.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Mathematical Finance, financial engineering or a related field
• Enrolment in CFA program or other designation is a plus
• Bilingual (French & English) is required - The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French in order to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong technical skills in finance
• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Understanding of financials markets and instruments
• Knowledge of different risk models and measures and their strengths and weaknesses
• Knowledge of different asset types
• Familiarity with complex derivatives is a plus
• Familiarity with Liability Driven Investments is a plus

• Assist with the ongoing development of risk management processes in partnership with the rest of the team
• Understand and evaluate portfolio managers’ investment process and ensure it is consistently applied
• Support senior team members in coverage of their funds
• Discuss and present results of portfolio analysis
• Support the daily activities of the team including daily risk analysis and reporting
• Help run certain scripts in R and Python
• Manage the data platforms of the team