Why work for us?
A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together.
Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.
Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:
Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust
If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!
Your opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to join the Alternatives Investment Risk team, supporting a multi-strategy, multi-asset portfolios. The nature of the role demands a quantitative mindset, programming ability, good knowledge of factor models and derivatives. You will possess good communication and interpersonal skills, a good understanding of risk models and different investment processes combined with self-sufficiency and initiatives.
The Investment Risk team is a front-office function. You will support the Head of Alternatives Investment Risk in ensuring the fund risk profile reflect client expectations and continuously improving the risk-adjusted returns delivered to clients. This will include but not limited to working closely with Portfolio Managers, identifying both explicit and hidden risks in the portfolios, and taking ownership of escalation and resolution of issues when identified. You will also help analyse returns to quantify and understand drivers of performance.

You will:

• Design processes to ensure that accurate risk analytics are available on a timely basis.
• Analyse risk attribution reports for use by the Portfolio Managers, Head of Alternatives Investment Risk, Asset Class Heads, and other interested users of the data such as senior management, board directors, marketing, and compliance.
• Work with Portfolio Managers in regular risk review meetings, as well as off-cycle focus discussion, covering all aspects of investment risk, performance and other relevant metrics to ensure portfolios are managed in the client’s best interest.
• Partner with investment teams on fund structuring and portfolio optimisation strategies.
• Respond to direct requests from Portfolio Managers and proactively interact with them.
• Contribute to the development of portfolio risk analysis, enhancing existing risk modelling and analytics while determining creative approaches to decompose risk and performance or create new, insightful analysis on funds.
• Collaborate with Technology and external vendors in streamlining systems and workflows and drive efficiency
• Escalate concerns and highlight the risk levels and risk drivers to the team and senior management
• Produce ad hoc reports for the business, focused on risk issues in the prevailing markets.
• Support implementation and development of quantitative solutions for risk management.
• Work closely with other members of the team, providing mentoring and technical support, as appropriate.
• Execute other tasks and duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to contribute to the team’s overall success

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must have skills

EXPERIENCE:

• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant subject e.g. Quantitative Finance, Statistics
• Background is investment risk, quantitative finance, or front-office risk management
• A minimum of 4-8 years’ experience

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