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Equity Risk Analyst - L/S Strategies

Full-time

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business

About the Role

Our client, a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund, is seeking an Equity Risk Analyst to join its Investment Risk team in London. You will provide independent risk oversight across a diverse portfolio of Long/Short Equity strategies , build relationships with portfolio managers, and monitor portfolio activity and exposures. This is a highly visible, front-office facing role, offering interaction with experienced Portfolio Managers and the opportunity to drive the growth and optimization of the risk organizations platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyse portfolio risk across Long/Short Equity portfolios on a daily basis.
  • Build working relationships with portfolio managers on day-to-day risk questions.
  • Identify, investigate and challenge key portfolio risks including concentration, liquidity, factor, sector, country and style exposures.
  • Perform scenario analysis and stress testing to assess portfolio resilience under different market environments.
  • Analyse P&L attribution and understand the key drivers of portfolio performance.
  • Review gross and net exposures, beta, leverage and portfolio diversification metrics.
  • Evaluate factor risk using quantitative risk models and proprietary analytics.
  • Monitor liquidity profiles and assess the impact of changing market conditions on portfolio positioning.
  • Work alongside Quantitative Research, Trading and Technology teams to enhance risk tools, analytics and reporting.
  • Produce clear and insightful risk reports for Portfolio Managers and senior leadership.
  • Support new strategy launches, portfolio onboarding and investment due diligence.
  • Contribute to the continual development of the risk framework and risk infrastructure.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of relevant risk management experience at a hedge fund or asset manager with a focus on equity markets.
  • Familiarity with risk models and market conventions (e.g., Barra factor models).
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with portfolio managers and articulate risk concepts clearly
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with AI tools.
  • Hands-on, roll-up-sleeves mindset.

Vacancy posted 10 hours ago
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