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Risk Officer

Field of expertise: Risk | in Zurich | Permanent employment
We're recruiting a Senior Risk Officer for our Hedge Fund client in the Zurich area.

The Hedge Fund is a well backed Fixed Income focused start up and this will be the first/lead person joining in a Risk capacity, so you will have a fabulous opportunity to be a key contributor in building out the new hedge fund.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:
  • Risk Assessment: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential risks across the investment portfolio, including market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk.
  • Risk Monitoring: Monitor key risk metrics and indicators on a regular basis to ensure that risk exposures are within established limits.
  • Develop and maintain risk management policies, procedures, and guidelines in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
  • Risk Reporting and Regulatory Compliance
  • Portfolio Analysis and Stress Testing
  • Risk Infrastructure: Design, build-out and maintain an efficient risk infrastructure
  • Investor and counterparty engagement and liason: Meeting with Investors and Prospects to present the risk framework and enage with trading counterparties and prime brokers.

To apply for this Senior Risk Officer job you should have:
  • 10+ years experience of working in Risk Management - ideally within a hedge fund
  • Good knowledge of fixed income products and fixed income risk
  • A strong analytical and technical background
  • Strong client facing presentation skills as all potential investors will want to hold meetings with you prior to investing
  • A flexible mindset. You will be joining a growing dynamic start-up and so priorities can be shifted from day to day and tasks will vary
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Randy can help you

Recruitment Consultant - Despite his claim of being a “global citizen”, Randy originally hails from deep within the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Randy started at Summit at the beginning of 2020 shortly before the COVID pandemic started. As an avid traveler, he enjoys the multicultural interaction within the Summit team and the numerous interactions with clients and candidates he gets to speak with.
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