Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Soros Fund Management
Job overview
The Market Risk Analyst role at Soros Fund Management involves analyzing and managing market risk across diverse asset classes to support investment decisions and risk oversight.
Responsibilities and impact
The analyst will build risk monitoring tools, track exposures and risk metrics, engage with portfolio managers on limits, analyze performance drivers, support new product onboarding, enhance risk methodologies, respond to inquiries, and collaborate with technology to improve risk systems.
Compensation and benefits
The base salary ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 with eligibility for a discretionary year-end bonus.
Experience and skills
Candidates should have 5+ years in risk management or quantitative roles, strong quantitative academic background, proficiency in Python and SQL, analytical skills, financial market knowledge, and effective communication; experience with convex instruments and credit products is a plus.
Career development
The role offers opportunities to deepen market understanding, technical skills, and risk expertise in a collaborative environment that values continuous learning and growth.
Work environment and culture
Soros Fund Management fosters an ownership mindset, values smart risk-taking, teamwork, humility, and integrity, and encourages innovation and initiative in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Company information
Soros Fund Management is a global asset manager founded in 1970 managing $28 billion, serving the Open Society Foundations, with offices in New York, Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, employing 200 professionals.
Team overview
The analyst will join the Risk Management team working alongside experienced risk professionals, technologists, and investment teams in a collaborative setting.
Job location and travel
The company is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin; specific location details are not provided.
Unique job features
This role offers broad exposure to multiple asset classes and investment strategies, involvement in shaping risk infrastructure, and the chance to influence investment decisions directly.
Company overview
Soros Fund Management is a private investment management firm founded by George Soros in 1969. The firm primarily engages in hedge fund management, focusing on global macroeconomic strategies to generate returns. It makes money through a combination of investment gains, management fees, and performance fees. Historically, the firm is known for its significant role in financial markets, including the famous bet against the British pound in 1992, which earned Soros the nickname "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England." The company has since transitioned to managing the wealth of the Soros family and their philanthropic endeavors.
How to land this job
Position your resume to showcase your 5+ years of experience in risk management or quantitative roles, emphasizing your proficiency in Python and SQL to align with Soros Fund Management's technical requirements.
Highlight your analytical reasoning skills and ability to interpret complex, ambiguous data, as well as your experience building risk monitoring tools, dashboards, or reports relevant to diverse asset classes and investment strategies.
Apply through multiple channels, including the Soros Fund Management corporate careers page and LinkedIn, to maximize your visibility and application reach for the Market Risk Analyst role.
Connect with current risk management team members or portfolio managers at Soros Fund Management on LinkedIn; initiate conversations by referencing recent market trends, asking about their approach to risk oversight, or expressing admiration for the firm’s owner’s mindset and collaborative culture.
Optimize your resume for ATS by incorporating keywords from the job description such as 'risk monitoring,' 'portfolio construction,' 'stress testing,' 'scenario analysis,' 'Python,' 'SQL,' and 'quantitative modeling' to ensure it passes initial automated screenings.
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