Enterprise Risk Associate

The Role

We are seeking an exceptionally talented individual to join our risk team to be a key member focused on risk and investment research in support of senior leadership in making capital allocation and firm risk management decisions.  A successful candidate will help to build and maintain analytical models used to gain insights into risk and alpha drivers of our portfolios, as well as communicate those insights to senior management.

What you’ll do

The Risk Analyst will be responsible for building models/dashboards for stress tests and scenarios, performing research into sources of return, common factor exposures and potential market stressors. You will also be responsible for communicating those insights to the broader management team, as well as incorporating them into models and analytics to mitigate the risk of outsized drawdowns and to help inform the firm’s capital allocation process. You will also investigate and integrate new datasets used by proprietary models and risk infrastructure.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• 5-10 years of experience working in risk or trading
• Experience with a broad range of equity, credit and interest rate products and their derivatives
• A strong track record of working independently to solve business problems
• The ability to simplify and present complex topics and influence decision outcomes
• Experience building and maintaining risk models (characteristics-based or statistical)
• Passion for learning and discovering new ideas in quantitative finance
• Proficiency with procedural programming skills (Python or R)
• Strong mathematical and statistical modeling (knowledge of matrix algebra and linear analysis)
• Comfort with analysis of large datasets, high-level attention to detail

We’d love if you had:

• A personal GitHub page highlighting some of your personal projects

Our Culture

The firm’s ethos is embedded in our people. ‘Talent is our strategy’ is our mantra and drives how we approach all initiatives at the firm. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority.

Schonfeld strives to create an environment where our people can thrive. We foster a teamwork-oriented, collaborative environment where ideas at any level are encouraged and shared. The development and advancement of our talent is honed through interactions with each other, learning & educational offerings, and through opportunities to make impactful contributions.

At Schonfeld, we strive to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. As a firm we are committed to creating a hiring process which is not only fair, but also welcoming and supportive. On a daily basis, our employees welcome diversity across identity, thought, people and views which serves as the foundation of our culture and success. You can learn more about our DEI initiatives here - Belonging @ Schonfeld.

Who we are

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income. We have created a unique structure to provide global portfolio managers with autonomy, flexibility and support to best enable them to maximize the value of their businesses.

Over the last 30 years, Schonfeld has successfully capitalized on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We have developed and invested heavily in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics and continue to capitalize on new opportunities. In 2021 we launched our newest strategy, discretionary macro & fixed income as part of the continual growth of Schonfeld’s investible universe. Our portfolio exposure has expanded across the Americas, Europe and Asia as well as multiple asset classes and products.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $150,000 and $180,000. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

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