Risk Management Director

2 weeks ago


Austin, Texas, United States UTIMCO Full time
Job Title: Risk Management Director

The Risk Management team at UTIMCO is responsible for analyzing and mitigating various types of risks across all asset classes and investment types. This team works closely with all investment teams to develop tools, metrics, and processes to understand, monitor, and manage risks in plain vanilla as well as alternative investment strategies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Measure and analyze portfolio risk, sensitivity, and attribution metrics across a multi-asset class portfolio.
  • Apply quantitative skills and market judgment to enhance UTIMCO's asset allocation and portfolio strategy functions.
  • Provide risk management oversight through quantitative assessment of market exposures.
  • Design and build automated programs for data aggregation, data cleansing, and data transformation as a feed into any risk system as well as for enhanced analytics and formatting for Investment Teams.
  • Negotiate contracts on behalf of UTIMCO as well as UTIMCO's Managers: NDAs, Trading Documents, Customized Data and Service Agreements.
  • Research current industry trends in risk management, asset allocation, and portfolio strategy and advise on ways to improve overall portfolio.
  • Prepare and present in-depth analyses of various asset classes, their role in the Endowment, and the associated risk profile/diversification effect on the Endowment portfolio to Investment Committee.
  • Participate in due diligence of investment managers.
  • Network with other Endowment risk managers to stay up to date with industry/state-of-the-art Risk Management practices.
  • Monitor and ensure overall portfolio's risk and underlying exposures are consistent with policy and advise investment team of risk associated with derivatives.
Requirements:
  • 10-15 years of investment/market related experience that results in understanding of market infrastructure and practical insights into potential market behavior.
  • Master's degree or PhD in finance, economics, sciences, math, or engineering from a reputable institution.
  • Well-versed in analytical and financial applications (e.g. Matlab, Python, R, SQL, or similar tools).
  • Prior knowledge and/or experience with probabilities, statistics, and empirical analysis.
  • Experience managing risk in the context of an investment portfolio with multi-asset classes and using external holdings-based risk management systems.
  • Familiarity with financial markets/investment management.
  • Extensive knowledge of investment derivatives and derivative modeling.
  • Unquestioned honesty, integrity, and transparency.
  • Temperament appropriate for a respectful, collegial, and collaborative environment.
  • A track record of success, sound judgment, and intellectual curiosity.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, writing, presentation, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to complete assignments independently and on a timely basis.
  • Ability to act as a team member to accomplish broader goals/objectives.
  • Ability to speak in front of large groups on a number of Risk Management topics.
  • Constructive and team-oriented attitude committed to consistently doing what is best for the organization.


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