Senior Investment Risk Analyst

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VN-19012

Permanent

London

London

15 March 2022

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We are hiring a Senior Risk Analyst to join our busy team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing insight, undertaking proactive independent market risk measurement, oversight / reporting across LGIM’s equity, fixed income and multi asset active funds and segregated mandates.  

You will have the ability to identify weaknesses/areas for development, motivate and implement change, manage the front office relationship, actively follow relevant markets and have an ability to ‘form a view’ on risk levels/issues.

  • Independent risk insight and oversight – maintaining a detailed understanding of underlying positions, asset pricing, risk drivers, performance outcomes and market dynamics/volatility.
  • Working with investment teams and fund governance to ensure sufficient risk oversight of products is performed both pre-launch, and on an ongoing basis.
  • Maintaining an open and effective dialogue with fund managers in relation to risk issues, performance outcomes, risk reporting and business/market changes.
  • Helping with the design, development and build of updated market risk and liquidity risk analytics.
  • Regular engagement with product governance to support new product developments.
  • Developing/maintaining the risk management framework including adequacy and appropriateness of internal guidelines / limits.
  • Providing investment risk opinions and challenge across entire product range in relevant Committees and Boards.
  • A quantitative degree, preferably to post-graduate level.
  • Detailed understanding of investment approaches, risk drivers, performance outcomes, market correlations/dependencies/volatilities and stress testing/liquidity.
  • Excellent interpersonal and both written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to fully participate and successfully influence.
  • Ability to remain independent and to demonstrate that independence whilst also providing commercial, practical and value-add solutions for the business, influencing outcomes positively for all stakeholders.
  • Knowledge and experience across a range of markets and products (both fixed income, multi asset and equity)
  • Ability to absorb, interpret, apply and communicate information effectively
  • Problem solving ability.
  • Detailed market risk VaR, risk sensitivity, scenario and stress testing knowledge and experience.
  • Detailed liquidity modelling expertise
  • Well evidenced experience in Python or R, SQL, PowerBI or Tableau. Experience with DAX an advantage.

 

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 27 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products. Your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

LGIM manages fixed income, equity, multi-asset, liability-driven investment, property and alternative solutions on behalf of its clients. Located across the globe, our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. In order to meet the complex and evolving investment needs of our clients, we focus on remaining at the forefront of investment product innovation and maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates, especially women, can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box, or candidates who are parents or have other caring responsibilities may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Khalifa Mustapha at Khalifa.Mustapha@lgim.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalifa-mustapha-81579a68/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.

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About L&G

As a company, to be one of the world's largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we're a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term - for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we're committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

About the business area

LGIM manages fixed income, equity, multi-asset, liability-driven investment, property and alternative solutions on behalf of its clients. Located across the globe, our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. In order to meet the complex and evolving investment needs of our clients, we focus on remaining at the forefront of investment product innovation and maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes.

Our commitment to Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates, especially women, can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box, or candidates who are parents or have other caring responsibilities may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not apply?

 

How to find out more

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Khalifa Mustapha at Khalifa.Mustapha@lgim.com (LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalifa-mustapha-81579a68/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.