Quantitative analyst / associate - investment risk

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The Quantitative Analyst/Associate will join Neuberger Berman’s Investment Risk group in our New York office, supporting independent risk oversight for the firm’s Equity, Fixed Income, Alternatives, and Multi-Asset Class strategies. This role is integral to the Multi-Asset Class Investment Risk team, focusing on risk measurement, attribution, and analysis for a range of portfolio management teams. The role also covers regulatory Liquidity Risk monitoring for the firm’s 1940-Act mutual funds, along with supporting other Liquidity Risk functions more broadly across the firm. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of regular and ad hoc risk reports, assist in solving real-world risk management problems, and translate academic or industry research into actionable strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background, proficiency in Python and SQL, a strong interest in financial markets, and outstanding analytical and communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and gain hands-on experience in investment risk and liquidity analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day coverage and analysis of the investment strategies across asset classes for portfolio management teams. For Multi-Asset Class strategies, this will also include developing an understanding of the underlying Equity, Fixed Income and Alternative investments within the broader accounts
• Maintain and run, both, regular and ad hoc risk, analytics and liquidity reports
• Collaborate with and support investment, products, and operations teams on risk, performance analytics and liquidity issues
• Perform ex-ante and ex-post portfolio risk, performance and attribution analysis, including scenario analysis and back testing as needed
• Monitor regulatory liquidity risk requirements and assist with liquidity projects (i.e., model liquidity profiles for new funds/ETFs and new asset types)
• Prepare presentation materials for reviews with portfolio managers, senior management and the firm’s Investment Risk and Liquidity Committees
• Solve complex risk management challenges in a largely autonomous fashion while collaborating with team members
• Translate academic research and industry developments (buy-side research) into practical data driven insights that are implementable and actionable
• Stay up to date on academic finance research and developments and present findings to team members
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred, in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Econometrics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline; or a bachelor’s degree combined with equivalent relevant experience
• 2–4 years of experience in a quantitative, analytical, or risk-focused role within financial services or asset management
• Strong interest in financial markets and willingness to learn on the job
• Proficiency in Python Programming and SQL required; experience with Tableau is a plus
• Familiarity with risk management and risk statistics, including concepts such as risk decomposition, factor exposure, stress testing, liquidity profiles and classifications is a plus
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Extremely goal-oriented and a true team player. The highest integrity relates to corporate standards and compliance
• Exposure to industry's standard risk models/platforms such as Aladdin, Barra, FactSet, and Bloomberg PORT is a plus
• Progress towards professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, CAIA or similar is a plus
  
  

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Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $105,000-$125,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in the job posting location. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, business sector, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, market benchmarking data, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for a discretionary bonus, which, along with base salary and retirement contributions, is part of our total comprehensive package. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, production, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Founded in 1939, Neuberger Berman is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. From offices in 39 cities worldwide, the firm manages $558 billion in client assets (as of September, 2025) across a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally.

Tenured, stable and long-term in focus, the firm has built a diverse team—including 770-plus investment professionals and more than 2,900 employees in total—united in their commitment to delivering client outcomes and investment excellence. It is our people who define our culture and have enabled us to be recognized by Pensions & Investments as the first or second "Best Place to Work in Money Management” for last eight consecutive years (firms with 1,000+ employees).

Neuberger Berman believes strongly that all employees are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity, and to work in a professional and safe environment. These values are the cornerstone of our firm. We prohibit any form of harassment, whether mental, verbal or physical. We do not tolerate the support of terrorist groups, acts of terrorism, or threats of violence. All who wish to be employed by the firm are expected to uphold these principles.

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