Investment Risk Manager

Schroders, with headquarters in London, employs over 5500 talented people worldwide, operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients. Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.
 

Schroders in Switzerland is a renowned Financial Institution with around 500 employees located in Zurich and Geneva. For our private clients we provide tailor made investment solutions and complementary financial services. Schroders in Switzerland ranked 2nd place in Best Employers 2022. We scored strongly in the areas “Image & Growth”, “Working conditions & facilities” as well as “Sustainability”. We invest in a broad range of asset classes across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives. We also specialize in providing high-quality private equity solutions to our clients.

For our Risk Management Team in Zurich we are looking for a highly motivated Investment Risk Manager. This person will be responsible to identify, assess, measure, monitor and challenge investment risks with a specific focus on Insurance Linked Securities (ILS).

Investment Risk Manager - Insurance Linked Securities (ILS)

Job specification

• Identify, assess, measure, monitor and challenge risks (market, liquidity, credit, operational, etc) in the products managed by Schroders with the main focus on Insurance Linked Securities.
• Ensuring independent investment risk and performance oversight including that risk controls and risk monitoring are fit for purpose, and that issues identified are resolved / escalated in a timely manner
• Responsible that new products are mapped to a product risk profile to ensure that appropriate controls are established, and that risk profiles remain up to date throughout the market and product lifecycle
• Monitoring adherence to risk limits and ensuring that products are in line with their mandates and agreed risk profiles
• Ensure independent oversight of ESG / climate change risks and the production of risks reports
• Reporting on breaches, exceptions and trend analysis to relevant stakeholders
• Provide oversight of the investment process for private ILS transaction as observer in the ILS Investment Committees 
• Act as Secretary of the ILS Risk & Performance Committee and prepare material for the Private Assets Risk & Performance Committee
• Member of the ILS Valuation Working Group
• Reviewing and analysing risk and performance trends as well as stress test results, identifying potential issues and escalating them to the relevant stakeholders
• Providing thematic risk reviews and analysis, recommendations and reports

Required profile

• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant work experience in the financial services industry, preferably with exposure to the ILS, insurance or reinsurance market
• University degree in banking, finance, economics or other quantitative fields, ideally combined with a CFA, FRM, PRM or CAIA 
• Strong analytical mind-set and ability to understand, assess and explain complexity
• Understanding of the ILS and or the reinsurance / alternative risk transfer markets a big plus
• Fluency in English is essential, German a big plus, other languages a benefit
• Knowledge of our risk systems (Aladdin®, Touchstone ReTM) is a plus, along with skills in Bloomberg, Thomson Reuter Eikon, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Python, R, SQL and VBA
• Team player willing to take full ownership of his/her tasks and area of responsibility
• Solution oriented with a pragmatic approach and readiness to work closely with colleagues and stakeholders, internally and externally

We offer an appealing job, a diverse and supportive working environment as well as modern employment conditions in an international, dynamic and entrepreneurial business. If you like making an impact within a highly motivated team as well as flexible working, then apply online with your complete application. The office is located only 5 minutes from Zurich main station at Central.

Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG
Human Resources
Central 2, 8001 Zürich, Schweiz
Tel: 41 (0)44 250 11 11
www.schroders.com