Fixed Income Investment Risk Manager This is a great job for someone who enjoys working, collaborating and partnering with Portfolio Managers to influence the investment and portfolio construction processes, providing independent challenge and management of the investment risks borne by Aviva Investors' ('AI') clients.
A bit about the job: The Investment Risk Team is responsible for the analysis and monitoring of investment risk at all levels, i.e., within balanced funds and individual asset classes, providing expert analysis and challenge to the portfolio managers.
The Team prides itself on its ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with the Front Office ('FO'), built around the team's outstanding influencing skills.
In addition to the key responsibility of providing independent challenge and investment risk management to the FO, the role also provides support to the Team in developing, implementing, and managing the AI Public Markets Fixed Income Risk Framework, Policies, Risk Appetite Statements and Key Risk Indicators in conjunction with AI's strategic and business objectives.
Skills and experience we're looking for: Solid knowledge of financial instruments and risk management across several public credit asset classes (e.g.
Investment Grade, High Yield, Securitised Products).
Knowledge of Liability-Driven and Liquidity Investment strategies and investment risk management would be an advantage.
Highly effective communication skills including the ability to build good working relationships with investment risk colleagues and portfolio managers, to provide challenge to portfolio managers and to react constructively when challenged back.
Ability to work independently, as well as to collaborate with other team members such as Investment Risk Analysts, Investment Risk Manager peers and the Head of Fixed Income Investment Risk, to implement enhanced risk and quantitative models and analytics, risk systems and automated reporting workflows to be used daily as well as in monthly / quarterly investment risk and performance meetings.
Experience with Aladdin Explore, Portfolio Risk Tools and Green Package would be an advantage.
Programming experience in Python, R, and / or VBA and SQL would be an advantage.
Strong academic background in quantitative or mathematical disciplines (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics or Accounting major preferred).
What you'll get for this role: Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
Eligibility for annual performance bonus Family friendly parental and carer's leave Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
Up to 40% discount for Aviva products Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars.
Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme.
21 volunteering hours per year Aviva is for everyone: We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box?
Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply.
We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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