The Department

The Investment Risk Department is an integral part of the Investment Office as is deeply involved in the investment management process. The department is responsible for providing an independent and additional layer of risk assessment to the investment process implemented by the Director, Investment Office and the investment team.

This role participates intimately in the portfolio analytical process and works closely with the broader IO team. This role will be primarily responsible for design, implementation, and ongoing operation of the systems and tools supporting the risk and analytical infrastructure critical to IRD’s independent oversight and IO’s broader operations. The role will report to the Head of Investment Risk.

 

The Job

You will:

• Take ownership of the design and implementation of the IO’s data and analytical infrastructure related to the MSCI Barra risk system and related processes. Play a critical role in upgrading this infrastructure to be more robust and institutional, and implement best practices in this field.
• Take over primary operational responsibilities for month to month processes on data ETL, validation, and core analytics.
• Engineer a data storage model is to support the above activities that is efficient, robust, and intuitive for others in the IO to access and utilize for their own analytical processes.
• Design and implement quality control / quality checking tools and processes to ensure that our data storage is as clean and reliable as possible.
• Prototype and build portfolio analytics to deepen the IOs understanding of its core risk drivers both at the total fund level and within individual portfolios.
• Oversee maintenance of other systems and data processes in collaboration with the broader Investment Office.

 

About You

You should have:

• University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline; post-graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the asset management industry in a data infrastructure and/or portfolio analytics role with a heavy technical element.
• An ability to work and make informed and judicious decisions independently.
• Very strong programming skills, especially working with large datasets. Python and SQL are critical.
• Very strong ability to organize large amounts of disparate data. Experience with ETL tools such as Alteryx is valuable.
• Experience with MSCI Barra, Bloomberg, or similar systems would be highly valuable.
• Proficient in designing and implementing efficient, robust, and practical automated processes.
• Strong Excel experience.
• Knowledge of financial markets and experience with a wide variety of asset classes would be beneficial.
• Quantitative and analytical proficiency with the ability to understand the “story behind the numbers”.
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts orally, in writing, and in presentation format.

 

Terms of Employment

The level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

 

Closing Date

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

How to Apply
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