Investment Risk Manager
Description
Overview
The Investment Risk Manager is responsible for handling risk for segments of the US and European platforms, including Natixis Investment Managers (NIM) portfolio management activities as well as asset manager affiliate funds. Investment risk includes traditional ex ante risk and performance analysis as well as development of risk targets to ensure alignment of portfolio outcomes with client expectations as outlined in fund prospectuses and mandates. Risk monitoring and targets will involve market, credit, valuation, concentration, ESG, reputational, liquidity, capacity, and other relevant risks. This individual will also review investment processes, model validation, seed capital risk and new products as well as providing benchmark standards and constructive challenge to NIM and affiliate risk and portfolio managers. This is a hybrid role located in Boston.
Responsibilities
• Strategy and policy formulation, including NIM’s risk appetite framework.
• Governance, including formal risk committee meetings with all NIM affiliates and the NIM Board.
• Risk Thresholds and targets.
• Quantitative risk and performance measurement, analysis and reporting.
• Implementation of data, analytics and systems to measure risk in traditional and real assets.
• Independent review and ongoing monitoring of valuation and due diligent processes for real assets.
• Reporting of key risks to NIM’s parent banking companies (Natixis and BPCE).
• Engagement with regulators, auditors and legal divisions.
Qualifications
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in risk management or modelling, preferably at a buy side asset management company. Cross asset class exposure will be view favorably.
• Well-developed skills in financial risk, modelling, valuation and research, including programming skills (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++) and data science.
• Undergraduate and master’s degree in a quantitative risk subject area, such as applied math, statistics, financial engineering or economics.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the capacity to engage at various levels of the organization as well as external collaborators.
• A sound technical understanding of financial markets, products and risk
• Excellent communication skills with proficiency in English and French
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