Junior Risk Analyst

As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Job Description

Your Team

The Risk Measurement Team owns and manages a global portfolio risk data platform (MSCI RiskMetrics) that provides ex-ante market risk measurement, stress-testing and liquidity risk data to a plethora of stakeholders (Investment Risk Management, Risk Oversight, Product Development, Legal and Compliance, Client Reporting). Risk Measurement is a 2nd line of defence function owning the ex-ante market and liquidity risk models for Regulatory Risk.

Your Role

• Under the guidance of the APAC Risk Measurement TL contribute to build and maintain an integrated risk measurement infrastructure that reflects the Global risk monitoring needs.
• Ensure risk measurement capabilities and outputs are continuously improved and adjusted based on the evolution of the regulatory, statutory, or corporate portfolio risk measurement requirements.
• Monitor, analyze and report market risk, liquidity risk, leverage across global funds.
• Provide comprehensive and high-quality portfolio risk measurement, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with the global Risk Measurement teams as well as the other Investment Risk functions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the global platform.
• Provide expert support to all stakeholders in research/quantitative/qualitative analysis of portfolios.
• Provide expertise in terms of local products, investment processes, trading strategies, market characteristics.
• Develop expert level understanding of the markets in general and potential impact on portfolio risk.
• Ensure all activities are in line with Invesco's Conduct principles.

The Experience You Bring:

• 0-2 years of experience in Marker Risk
• Understanding of risk models and statistics such as VaR, Volatility, Tracking Error etc.
• Basic understanding of MSCI Risk Metrics tool.
• Sound understanding of financial instruments at theoretical level incl. pricing methodologies for derivatives.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming languages like SQL, Python, etc
• Knowledge of risk systems such BarraOne, Blackrock Aladdin, Axioma would be a plus.

Academic requirements:

• MBA, MS, B.Tech
• CFA / FRM / CQF certification

General Role Profile
• Develops a basic understanding of theories, practices and procedures within a job family
• Performs limited, narrowly defined assignments using existing procedures
• Accountable for own contributions, regularly verifies that work quality and timeliness meet Teams' objectives
• Works under established parameters for daily work
• Receives instruction, guidance and direction on new assignments
• Entry level to a job family professional career progression

Knowledge
• Requires basic knowledge and awareness of practices and methods within own job family

Business Acumen
• Applies general knowledge of business developed through education or experience

Problem Solving
• Works on narrowly defined assignments of limited scope and complexity
• Initiative and independent judgment circumscribed by detailed instructions
• Learns to use the concepts of the skill acquired through formal training or equivalent experience
• Learns internal policies and procedures

Impact
• Uses basic judgment
• Has limited impact on quality, timeliness and effectiveness of the Team
• Works within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines
• Defers most decisions to immediate supervisor or adheres to detailed instructions

Leadership
• Typically, no supervisory responsibilities
• Accountable for developing technical capabilities

Influence and Partnership
• Exchanges straightforward information, asks questions and checks for understanding

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

Why Invesco

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other's identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally. 

We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).  

What's in it for you? 

As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world. 

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to: 

• Competitive Compensation 
• Flexible, Hybrid Work 
• 30 days' Annual Leave + Public Holidays 
• Life Insurance 
• Retirement Planning 
• Group Personal Accident Insurance 
• Medical Insurance for Employee and Family 
• Annual Health Check-up 
• 26 weeks Maternity Leave 
• Paternal Leave 
• Adoption Leave 
• Near site Childcare Facility 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Study Support 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• ESG Commitments and Goals 
• Business Resource Groups 
• Career Development Programs 
• Mentoring Programs 
• Invesco Cares 
• Dress for your Day 

In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence. 

To know more about us 

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html 

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html 

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html 

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