The Investment Risk team is seeking an individual who will develop, analyze, and interpret a variety of risk and performance measures to identify clients, advisors, and/or investment strategies which give rise to elevated risk. In addition to working with WM Risk, this individual will also collaborate with the Business, IT, Legal and Compliance, Field Management, and Financial Advisors to escalate issues and improve the wider control framework.
The Risk Manager will be responsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing data from various sources. From an investment risk perspective, he/she will independently identify the key drivers of portfolio underperformance, summarize results in a presentation format, and communicate quantitative and qualitative conclusions to stakeholders. This role requires familiarity with datasets larger than four million records and to build automated and scalable tools for reporting and analysis. The individual will need to take initiative and responsibility to drive tasks forward. In addition to data management, the ability to reach conclusions quickly and consistently will be critical to being successful in this role.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
· Strong knowledge of ANSI SQL
· Demonstrated experience building high performance multi-threaded applications in a compiled, object oriented language, such as C++, C#, or Java
· Programming proficiency in a dynamic language, such as R and Python, for working with large datasets
· Practical experience with applying statistical models to solve business problems
· At least a working knowledge of financial risk management concepts, with a desire to quickly acquire deeper proficiency
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and comfortable interfacing with senior personnel on highly sensitive issues
· Team player with a strong work ethic and high level of maturity
· 5+ years of relevant work experience
· CFA or FRM or progress towards one of the two a plus
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