paragon alpha hedge fund talent businessBrooklyn, NY
Equity Risk Analyst - L/S Strategies
Equity Risk Analyst - L/S Strategies
Equity Risk Analyst - L/S Strategies
paragon alpha hedge fund talent businessBrooklyn, NY
4 days ago
Portfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment ActivitiesInvestment Banking and Securities Intermediation
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Our client, a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund, is seeking an Equity Risk Analyst to join its Investment Risk team in London. You will provide independent risk oversight across a diverse portfolio of Long/Short Equity strategies, build relationships with portfolio managers, and monitor portfolio activity and exposures. This is a highly visible, front-office facing role, offering interaction with experienced Portfolio Managers and the opportunity to drive the growth and optimization of the risk organizations platform.
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor and analyse portfolio risk across Long/Short Equity portfolios on a daily basis.
Build working relationships with portfolio managers on day-to-day risk questions.
Identify, investigate and challenge key portfolio risks including concentration, liquidity, factor, sector, country and style exposures.
Perform scenario analysis and stress testing to assess portfolio resilience under different market environments.
Analyse P&L attribution and understand the key drivers of portfolio performance.
Review gross and net exposures, beta, leverage and portfolio diversification metrics.
Evaluate factor risk using quantitative risk models and proprietary analytics.
Monitor liquidity profiles and assess the impact of changing market conditions on portfolio positioning.
Work alongside Quantitative Research, Trading and Technology teams to enhance risk tools, analytics and reporting.
Produce clear and insightful risk reports for Portfolio Managers and senior leadership.
Support new strategy launches, portfolio onboarding and investment due diligence.
Contribute to the continual development of the risk framework and risk infrastructure.
Requirements:
- 2-5 years of relevant risk management experience at a hedge fund or asset manager with a focus on equity markets.
- Familiarity with risk models and market conventions (e.g., Barra factor models).Strong communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with portfolio managers and articulate risk concepts clearly
- Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with AI tools.
- Hands-on, roll-up-sleeves mindset.
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Level
Senior
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Occupation
Financial Risk Specialists
Industry
Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
Posted
4 days ago