Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Global Credit, Global Convertible, Volatility & Capital Structure Arbitrage, Event-Driven Investing, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets Trading, and Global Quantitative Trading.
We are seeking a Risk Strategist to join our Risk Management team. The Risk Strategist will be responsible for developing enterprise-level risk tools and analytics, driving risk and performance reporting across internal and external stakeholders, and working directly with Risk Managers across individual strategies to enhance the firm's risk management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
• Drive risk analytics and exposure reporting for internal and external stakeholders, including counterparties, investors, and regulators
• Design, develop, and implement centralized analytics frameworks to monitor and manage risk across the firm's portfolio
• Partner with Risk Managers to develop monitoring and analytics catered to individual strategies
• Explore innovative approaches to risk monitoring, including use of AI
• Communicate insights to senior management to support decision-making
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 7–10 years of experience in a risk, strategist, analytics, quantitative research or similar role at an investment manager, hedge fund, or other financial institution
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, instruments, and risk measurement
• Proficiency in programming languages (Python, R, or similar) and comfort dealing with financial data
• Strong communication and presentation skills
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field
- Advanced degree (preferred)
- 7-10 years of experience in risk, strategy, analytics, quantitative research, or similar role at an investment manager, hedge fund, or financial institution
- Strong knowledge of financial markets, instruments, and risk measurement
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R and comfort working with financial data
- Strong communication and presentation skills
What We Do
Verition Fund Management LLC (“Verition”) is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Credit, Fixed Income & Macro, Convertible & Volatility Arbitrage, Event-Driven, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets, and Quantitative Strategies. Talent is the lifeline of Verition's success. Our culture encourages individuals to communicate openly across all strategies and businesses, and we believe there is alpha in integration. We strive to empower our Investment Professionals to act like business owners by making decisions based on a combination of rigorous analysis and an open, creative mindset. We have locations in Greenwich, CT, Norwalk, CT, New York, NY, London, UK, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, DIFC, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and an affiliate office in Hong Kong (SAR), China. Verition has an institutional quality infrastructure with a team of over 500 investment/risk and non-investment professionals. Verition is always seeking ambitious and entrepreneurial individuals that can be impactful and help to drive differentiated returns. To learn more, please contact us for information at: [email protected]
