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Quantitative Risk Analyst

Job Description

We are seeking a highly analytical and motivated Quantitative Risk Analyst to join the Risk team at a leading quantitative hedge fund. The successful candidate will work closely with portfolio managers, traders and developers to monitor, model and mitigate risks across a broad range of liquid asset classes.



Key Responsibilities



  • Develop and maintain risk models, stress-testing frameworks and scenario analysis tools

  • Monitor portfolio exposures, VaR, liquidity risk and tail-risk metrics in real time

  • Identify, investigate and explain risk concentrations and model limitations

  • Collaborate with trading and technology teams to enhance risk infrastructure and data quality

  • Produce regular risk reporting for internal stakeholders and senior management

  • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of risk policies, limits and controls



Required Qualifications & Experience



  • Up to 2 years' experience working in market risk within either an investment bank or asset manager - possibly having completed a graduate rotation programme.

  • Clear evidence of sound knowledge of financial markets together with practical experience working with any liquid asset classes including equities, futures, FX etc.

  • Strong programming skills (Python preferred)

  • Excellent academics from a top tier university

  • Ability to work collaboratively communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-specialist stakeholders



This is a rare opportunity to join a highly regarded quantitative trading firm working on cutting-edge problems at the intersection of science and finance in a collaborative, high-performance environment.

QuanTech Partners

QuanTech Partners | 9,324 followers on LinkedIn. Exceptional talent for world class companies | QuanTech Partners collaborates with hedge funds, proprietary traders, tech firms and fintech start-ups to recruit talent from quantitative finance, technology, data science and PhD programmes.

We place exceptional talent at leading hedge funds and HFT market makers in the major financial hubs including London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE and India.

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