Private investment risk associate / senior associate

The Associate/Senior Associate role 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 Private Wealth Investment Risk team, focusing on risk measurement, attribution, and analysis for a range of portfolio management teams. 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 analytics.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day coverage and analysis of the investment strategies across fixed income and equity for portfolio management teams.
• Maintain and run, both, regular and ad hoc risk and analytics reports across asset classes.
• Perform ex-ante and ex-post portfolio risk, performance and attribution analysis, including scenario analysis and back testing as needed
• Prepare presentation materials for reviews with portfolio managers, senior management and the firm’s Investment Risk Committee.
• Collaborate closely with portfolio managers and other members of the investment risk team on any findings on risk analytics.
• 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

• 3-5+ years of experience in a quantitative, analytical, or risk-focused role within financial services, asset management or wealth management.
• Expertise in risk and attribution modeling techniques for equity and fixed income is required.
• Previous use and working knowledge of the industry’s standard performance attribution and risk models such as Aladdin, Barra, Factset or Bloomberg PORT is expected.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Python Programming and SQL is required.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in quantitative fields like Engineering, Econometrics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or similar.
• Familiarity with risk management and risk statistics, including concepts such as risk decomposition, factor exposure and stress testing, is a plus.
• Extremely goal-oriented and a true team player. The highest integrity relates to corporate standards and compliance.
• Progress towards professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, CAIA or similar is a plus.
  
  

Compensation Details

The salary range for this role is $95,000-$110,000. 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, retirement, life insurance and other benefits to eligible employees.

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