Job Title: Risk Analyst
**Location: London **
Permanent
Overview of the team/department:
The BlueCrest Risk team works closely with desk-heads, portfolio managers and traders to help manage portfolio risks across markets focusing on, but not limited to Rates, Emerging Markets and Commodities. The team helps gather and understand portfolio risks at various levels and works closely with the desk to understand and manage portfolio risks and drivers arising from portfolios and trading strategies.
The team also works with supporting groups to ensure Risk and PnL drivers are appropriately captured and represented.
There is a strong career and mobility path within the firm.
Role requirements:
- An exciting opportunity to join the risk team as a risk analyst.
- Develop a solid understanding of products traded across the desks, identify, analyse risk across various products and markets.
- Assist with the development and enhancement of quantitative risk tools and automation of reports use to identify and monitor risk and performance.
- Support Risk Managers in analysis of Risk and PnL drivers as well as day to day queries.
- Work alongside Risk Managers, Tech & Quants on ad-hoc and long-term projects.
Experience required:
- Degree or relevant qualification in quantitative subject.
- Proficient in programming languages (ideally Python) as well as experience with SQL/VBA.
- Good working knowledge of Excel.
- Working knowledge in financial environment would be a plus, including basic knowledge of Rates/FX markets and products.
- Basic understanding of market risk concepts (Value at Risk, Stress testing, Greeks) and derivatives products.
About you:
- You will have strong analytical and numerical abilities
- Strong interest and prior experience in financial services and knowledge of markets
- Programming at academic or professional level, coupled with a strong desire to develop and learn and make a direct impact.
_BlueCrest is committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce. As an employer, we provide equal opportunities to all people regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, religion or ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation or nationality. _