Job Profile Summary:
The Investment Risk Manager will focus on risk management and risk related research. The successful applicant will become a senior member of the Discretionary Risk team, with a focus on fixed income and credit strategies, but with interest across asset classes and the willingness to train and support more junior members of the team across the spectrum of strategies. The role will entail regular engagement with investment professionals as well as Senior Management, and will require excellent communication skills and the ability to form good relationships with the various investment teams.
Responsibilities:
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Ensure risk is well managed across funds, and work closely with Portfolio Managers (PMs) and investment teams to ensure awareness of the current risk profile, and promptly resolve issues as they arise
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Develop a detailed understanding of performance and risk drivers of Man’s Discretionary strategies and engage with investment teams in a proactive way
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Use your expertise in risk management processes and infrastructure and assist in building out the broader risk framework and analytical infrastructure, including helping to broaden awareness of good risk management practices across all functions
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Engage with Senior Management and the Discretionary Risk Committee, communicating relevant information clearly and concisely to ensure transparency of key risk issues
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Conduct research into new risk measurement and risk management techniques, working closely with various teams (Investment, Quant, Tech)
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Closely follow market events, and pro-actively share forward thinking risk analysis with the team, senior management and PMs
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Assist with regulatory, client and marketing requests and other duties as may be required by broader Man Group from time to time
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Help to train and support all members of the risk team and other areas within the firm
Key Skills & Experience:
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Substantial Risk Management experience
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Specialised experience in fixed income & credit is essential
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Strong financial and analytical skills
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Python or similar programming experience
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A detailed understanding of risk management techniques
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Excellent communication skills
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Very strong academics
Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.
Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
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What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM.
These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
