Senior Associate - Financial Risk Management - Quants

Quantitative Risk Mgmt
The Quantitative Risk Management role participates in developing and implementing global risk quantitative and analytic models to support efforts to minimize risk. Working under limited supervision, the Quantitative Risk Management Analyst provides risk management support for the business in key risk identification, measurement, and aggregation; and the understanding and management of risk through appropriate practices and processes

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Assists with developing and/or reviewing models to support identification and review of risk issues, risk metrics and risk exposure.
• Applies established risk metrics and risk tolerance guidelines and policies.
• Develops processes for effective and efficient reporting and data analysis to minimize risk exposure.
• Ensures data inputs to models are valid and appropriate.
• Supports the risk management system and regularly communicates material risk issues, risk metrics, and risk exposure resolutions.
• Contributes to explanations of quantitative risk management policies and procedures to ensure timely and transparent communication.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
8IC

Software Developer – Financial Risk Management

Job Description

This position requires the candidate to work with Risk Data Analytics and Infrastructure team to build and enhance risk analytics systems, processes, reports to support the Enterprise Risk team at TIAA. The ideal candidate must have strong experience performing financial risk analysis and implementing models in Python.

Work Experience

5-8 Years Required.

Required Skills

• Bachelors in information technology or related fields
• Prior experience performing financial risk analysis and implementing models using Python (or R).
• Prior experience and domain knowledge in Asset Management / Financial Risk Management Technology: Deep understanding of financial products data (Equities, Fixed Income)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in building various feeds to risk engines (MSCI Risk Manager, FactSet) using batch or service API.
• Experience with reporting or data visualization tools (Tableau or Power BI)
• Experience with RDBMS (Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL)
• Prior experience in / knowledge of alternative asset classes such Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity, Energy, Infrastructure, Timber, Agriculture, etc.

Related Skills

Advanced Mathematics, Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Financial Acumen, Financial Modeling, Market/Industry Dynamics, Model Validation, Prioritizes Effectively, Problem Solving, Programming, Quantitative Analysis, Statistics

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Company Overview

TIAA Global Capabilities was established in 2016 with a mission to tap into a vast pool of talent, reduce risk by insourcing key platforms and processes, as well as contribute to innovation with a focus on enhancing our technology stack. TIAA Global Capabilities is focused on building a scalable and sustainable organization , with a focus on technology , operations and expanding into the shared services business space.

 
Working closely with our U.S. colleagues and other partners, our goal is to reduce risk, improve the efficiency of our technology and processes and develop innovative ideas to increase throughput and productivity.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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