Risk Management Specialist

Risk management is a crucial aspect of investment decision-making. As an Equities Risk Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring that risk-taking at both the individual portfolio level and at the firm level is efficient and deliberate.Main Responsibilities: Collaborate with portfolio managers to enhance portfolio construction quality, achieving optimal risk-adjusted returns and setting appropriate risk guidelines and limits.Actively manage the firm's risk exposures.Participate in the capital allocation process to maximize risk-adjusted returns and profitability across various business levels and the firm as a whole.This position requires deep insight into equity and macro factors driving portfolio risk, their utility in alpha capture, and constraints faced by equity portfolio managers when adjusting portfolios (liquidity concentration).Key Skills and Qualifications: Five or more years of experience as a risk manager or portfolio manager with a focus on hedged discretionary or systematic equity strategies.Detailed understanding of equities risk management, portfolio construction (multifactor models, optimization techniques), and trading (slippage analysis).Experience with macro products is a plus.Knowledge of quantitative finance and statistical programming tools, ideally SQL and Python.Strong communication skills; ability to clearly articulate complex ideas to senior management and portfolio managers is critical.Intellectual curiosity and depth of skills enabling performance of ad-hoc tasks and special projects.High energy and relentless personality with a desire to ideate opportunities and manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; demonstrated ability to build relationships both internally and externally.A commitment to the highest ethical standards and professionalism.