Junior Risk & Performance Associate in London

This exciting new Junior Risk & Performance Associate role will predominantly be supporting investment decision-making through deep analysis of portfolio construction, risk exposures, and performance drivers. The successful candidate will contribute to optimizing portfolio structure, enhancing investment processes, and ensuring alignment with the firm\’s risk and performance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Use Python and data analytics to develop tools for portfolio diagnostics, stress testing, and scenario simulations and optimization.

Conduct risk and performance analysis across portfolios, identifying key drivers of return, volatility, and diversification.

Support portfolio construction by analysing factor exposures, correlations, concentration, and liquidity characteristics.

Partner with portfolio managers to evaluate strategy performance and risk positioning.

Perform attribution analysis (alpha/beta, factor, and style decomposition) to assess investment effectiveness and consistency.

Investigate deviations in performance or risk metrics and provide actionable insights to investment and risk committees.

Enhance the analytical framework supporting investment idea generation and risk budgeting.

Maintain strong awareness of market dynamics and their impact on portfolio construction and risk exposures.

Contribute to periodic risk and performance reporting, summarizing insights for internal stakeholders and regulators.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor\’s degree in quantitative finance / economics, mathematics, physics, statistics, or another quantitative field from top universities. Master\’s degree desirable.

2-4 years of experience in asset management, investment analytics, or risk/performance functions.

Knowledge of portfolio theory, factor models, and risk‐adjusted performance metrics.

Python proficiency (essential) — Including analytical, optimization, time series analysis and visualization libraries (Machine Learning libraries is a plus).

Familiarity with risk/performance systems (e.g., Bloomberg PORT, Aladdin, MSCI Barra, RiskMetrics) advantageous.

Strong analytical and quantitative mindset with attention to detail.

Comfortable discussing portfolio dynamics with investment professionals.

Ability to connect risk analytics with investment rationale and performance outcomes.

Proactive, curious, and able to challenge constructively

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