Manager/Assistant Vice President - Market Risk - Fixed Income - Asset Management Firm (4-10 yrs)

Client Name: Leading Asset Management Firm

Location: Mumbai

Qualification: B.Tech/BSc/M.Tech/MSc/PhD/Stats/Maths (tier one only)

Client is seeking market risk professional with strong business acumen and technical skills to support its Market Risk function. The position will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing portfolio risks and engaging with Senior Portfolio Managers to identify drivers and exposures, respond to inquiries, and make recommendations that will ultimately influence investment behavior and portfolio construction. In addition, the incumbent will leverage their market risk experience and programming skills to develop tools that maximize efficiency and define & analyzes investment risks globally. The position also requires a strong project management, relationship management and people management skills, combined with a practical and hands-on experience in financial markets.

Requirement :

- Experience as a risk manager or in trading in large Inv Banks or Asset Manager with an emphasis within the credit products.

- Deep expertise in credit market dynamics including cash, synthetics, and structured products.

- Strong understanding of quantitative traded credit methodologies and traded credit analytics.

- Preference for programming skills; proficiency with Python, SQL, and Excel.

- Developed scenario analysis using statistical models, simulation techniques, and other quantitative methods to assess risk exposures.

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required; master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, computer science, financial engineering, econometrics is preferred, but not required.

- Collaborative, organized, flexible and results driven.

- Must have strong drive and initiative, be collaborative to effectively liaise with senior stakeholders and colleagues.

- A forward thinking, creative individual who challenges the status quo and takes initiative to reengineer processes.