Analyst, Risk Analytics

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The Risk Analytics team is accountable for driving the development of risk insights across OMERS through both advanced quantitative and thoughtful qualitative analysis. The team is a trusted thought partner in communicating a view on risk-taking activities across Risk and its stakeholders, with a goal to integrate insights into the strategic decision-making process. The team is also tasked with promoting a robust risk culture that encourages inclusion and diversity, transparency, and open dialogue. 

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. Our hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4 days per week.

As a member of this team, reporting to the Vice President of Risk Analytics, you will be responsible for: 

• Providing insights and risk analysis in support of OMERS Capital Markets Global Credit program, in close partnership with the Capital Markets Risk team  

• Working with investment data to help ramp up the development of insightful tools that support the measurement and reporting of investment risk 

• Facilitating the team’s efforts in credit asset modeling, transaction-level analysis, and sensitivity analysis 

• Supporting the research, testing, and development of analytical measures to assess the portfolio’s performance, market performance and indicators, liquidity, and emerging risks 

• Contributing to the ongoing development of a leading risk analytics program to support OMERS investment activities and the evolution of its investment strategies with a collaborative mindset 

• Supporting the team’s technology and automation initiatives 

• Helping to enhance and develop our risk tools and interactive dashboards 

• Interacting and building relationships with investment professionals across Risk and the Credit investment teams to understand and communicate the needs of the business 

• Leveraging our systems to source large datasets to answer key investment questions 

• Supporting the team in the creation of new analytical frameworks for measuring risk 

To succeed in this role: 

The ideal candidate for this role is an individual in the earlier stages of their career with a strong interest in Risk and Data Science, with a desire to apply their knowledge in the investment management domain. 

Requirements: 

• University degree in a quantitative discipline such as Math, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or a related field 

• Previous experience (including co/op or internship) in capital markets, pensions and/or risk management, with experience in credit, is a strong plus 

• Strong working knowledge of capital markets, including an understanding of how financial instruments are modeled, particularly credit 

• Hands-on experience working with large datasets using numerical computing tools, with a desire to understand business risks through data 

• Ability to understand and apply complex financial and statistical principles and methods 

• Experience using Python and Power BI (and/or similar) is an asset 

• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally 

• Has exceptional communication skills 

• Is eager to learn and has strong intellectual curiosity 

• Previous experience modeling credit assets is a plus 

• Experience using 3rd party systems (e.g., MSCI Risk Manager, BlackRock Aladdin, and/or Bloomberg) is an asset 

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