Portfolio Risk Officer :: Global Hedge Fund

Job Description

A top-performing global multi-strategy hedge fund is looking to add a Portfolio Risk professional to its New York investment business amid significant growth across its US trading strategies.

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This is genuine front-office risk. You’ll work directly with Portfolio Managers and Traders, challenging portfolios, dissecting risk and helping shape how capital is deployed across the firm.

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What You’ll Do:

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• Partner with PMs on portfolio construction, exposures, concentration, leverage, liquidity and emerging risks
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• Interrogate positions, P&L and strategies through stress testing, scenario analysis and quantitative risk analytics
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• Build and enhance the models, tools and infrastructure used to manage risk across trading businesses
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• Bring an independent risk perspective to portfolio decisions and investment discussions
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You’re a Good Fit If You Have:

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• Market or portfolio risk experience within a hedge fund, prop firm or investment bank
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• Strong cross-asset knowledge across liquid markets and trading strategies
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• Excellent quantitative skills, including hands-on Python and SQL
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• The credibility to challenge sophisticated Portfolio Managers and Traders
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Why Now?

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The firm is aggressively expanding its US investment business, putting Risk at the heart of that buildout. High-profile PMs. Complex portfolios. Serious ownership. Exceptional upside.