Private Wealth Risk Analyst

Who You'll Work With:

As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals, and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients’ most valued asset-management partner.
With over 4,400 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business, or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we’re looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us.
 

Team/Group Description

This is an excellent chance to gain a comprehensive view of a wide range of activities in an Investment Management firm, learn and understand how critical processes are performed and optimized, and how they fit together. Our team offers you the opportunity to join a large, established asset manager and contribute to our ambitious growth plan.

This is an exciting opportunity for any person who enjoys process analysis, problem solving and continuous learning. The Private Wealth Risk Analyst role provides exposure to all departments within the Private Wealth division and will be viewed as a go-to resource for many different aspects of the business.

What You'll Do:

• Dynamic Project Analysis and Management.

• Effectively manage error queue and coordinate error coverage with Coordinators.

• Generate and review comprehensive monthly and quarterly reports.

• Analyze data trends to identify common errors and generate focused project initiatives.

• Monitoring team project status, key players, and goals, ensuring everyone is aligned and informed.

Key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Manage the Error correction process and utilize our Error and Incident Tracking System to diagnose thematic risks and develop proactive controls and solutions

• Lead and support strategic risk initiatives across Private Wealth areas to improve business functions and reduce risk

• Lead monthly risk reviews with Private Wealth Sales and Portfolio Management Group

• Identify risk trends within Private Wealth

• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports to present to cross functional leadership leaders

• Assist with a new buildout of Investment Risk technology infrastructure for investment risk oversight

• Manage projects and lead, help us continue to grow as a firm and work across teams as an advocate for risk management

• Lead projects to facilitate the implementation of risk mitigations

• Identify and monitoring Key Risk Indicators

• Participate in various working groups and forums focused on managing operational risk

• Represent Private Wealth Risk as an ambassador within the firm

• Collaborate with firm-wide error coordinators to share best practices

• Bring subject matter experts together to conduct root cause analyses

• Lead coordination on potential client risk events

• Managing the remediation payment process

• Track strategic initiatives

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 2-3 years relevant work experience in an investment management operation, business analyst, or risk & control role within Financial Services

• Highly analytical mind with a strong attention to detail

• Superior written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to multitask and prioritize

• Understanding of investment management processes

• Understanding of operational risk/risk frameworks

• Prior experience in data management, project management, and/or analytics is desirable

• Experience with Microsoft Suite is highly preferred

• Experience with risk management tools is preferred

• Experience with SQL is preferred

• Strong project management skills
   

About AB 

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work. 

Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!