Risk Analytics Client Services, Officer (Open)

Who we are looking for

The successful candidate will be an experienced risk analyst, who thrives in a fast-moving environment and is capable of building credibility with internal members of the Investment Analytics Risk team and clients alike. They will understand client requirements and implement risk solutions that deliver scalable and consistent results on truView® proprietary risk platform. The candidate will intuitively appreciate the local market and have experience with successfully supporting clients in APAC with a focus on our Japanese client base.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street’s Investment Analytics. State Street’s Investment Analytics is a State Street business unit that provides data and analytics solutions to asset owners and asset managers, as well as banks and insurance companies. Investment Analytics helps our clients make manage investment risks and report to regulators.

Join us if making your mark in research for the investment industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Risk Analytics Officer, you will

• Provide support & address client inquiries; demonstrate a firm understanding of the risk platform to end users.

• Supporting senior members of the team by developing solutions that enhance risk product and lead to operational efficiencies

• Plays key role in development and maintenance of risk management, analytics and reporting services.

• Maintain oversight, provide expertise and steer a remote operations team.

• Reconcile risk analytics vs accounting and independent data.

• Participate in the software development life cycle and influence regional product roadmap

• Manage key stakeholders when onboarding projects from start to finish.

• Represent State Street risk services in direct client-facing support to APAC clients.

• Provide platform risk knowledge and assistance to business development and sector solutions when required

• Fluent Japanese language skills are required to support client communication and stakeholder interaction.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

1) Strong analytical knowledge on various product types inclusive of Derivatives, Fixed Income & OTC.

2) Strong understanding on risk techniques and valuation methods:

- Value At Risk -V.A.R

- Stress Testing

- Exposures

- Greeks\Sensitivities

- Benchmark Tracking Error

- Understanding of liquidity risk and reporting

3) An interest in ESG and how Asset Managers are embedding this risk monitoring in their investment process

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Finance/Economics or related field.

• FRM or CFA qualification an advantage.

• Strong experience in Financial Risk Services/Investments.

• Strong understanding of financial markets and risk management techniques.

• Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills.

• Highly motivated, multi-task capable and willingness to learn and develop within role.

• Proven work experience with SQL query and Excel. Bloomberg, Python and Spring expression language knowledge are valued.