Investment Risk Analyst

In this role your primary responsibility will be measuring and managing the risk that is being taken across the relevant LDI and Fixed Income portfolios. You will therefore need an understanding of different risk management techniques, as well as an understanding about Fixed Income, LDI and derivatives instruments. The ability to source, manipulate and interpret data is also important. Excellent personal skills are essential in this role as you will be required to communicate risk related issues effectively to all levels in the business. You will be expected to deliver consistently good results on numerous projects and so the ability to effectively manage workload and time is important.

How you'll spend your time:

• Analyse portfolios and discuss results with the team, engaging in debate.
• Source, manipulate and/or analyse data to identify and investigate key risk issues across portfolios.
• Ensuring that all supported products and mandates adhere to internal investment risk guidelines while raising appropriate levels of challenge where necessary.
• Developing a strong relationship with the Fixed Income investment teams, helping them drive good risk adjusted returns.
• Support the processes that underpin the current risk management framework.
• Collaborating with colleagues in the maintenance and enhancement of the current risk management framework.
• Working closely with the product development team to help them develop and launch new products.
• Developing an effective working relationship with the client relationship team to help support new client initiatives and being able to discuss risk management with investors and other relevant third parties.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A proactive self-starter with a good academic record in a quantitative field.
• Experience in a relevant role; ideally within an investment risk management function covering Fixed Income portfolios.
• An understanding of financial markets and risk management techniques.
• A sound understanding of financial instruments and portfolio construction.
• An understanding of Fixed Income or LDI fund products and markets trends in this space.
• Excellent personal skills with the ability to communicate risk related issues effectively to all levels in the business.
• Technical ability to work with large amounts of data and analytics necessary, including preferably the use of SQL/Python to solve problems, develop solutions and drive efficiency.
• Knowledge of risk management software.
• Self-management and prioritisation of workload, with limited supervision.

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,500 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 650 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.