Portfolio Risk Manager

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

We are recruiting for a Risk Manager to join our Portfolio Risk Management team in our Newport Beach, California office. The role will provide coverage for our traditional and alternative / hedge fund investment strategies and will be focused on identifying top investment themes and risks in our portfolios - analyzing how they are expressed, sized and managed.
 

The Risk Manager will be responsible for:

• Assessing portfolio strategies including reviews of risk positioning relative to client risk and return objectives.

• Collaborating with portfolio managers in the review of portfolio construction and concentrations.

• Engaging with portfolio managers and credit analysts in analyzing investment risks and identifying potential risk scenarios.

• Constructing stress test scenarios and providing analysis of tail risks in portfolios.

• Utilizing analytical tools to understand portfolio betas and to identify correlated positions.

• Partnering with internal teams such as analytics and technology to improve and extend existing tools and capabilities.
   

REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of three years of relevant fixed income and risk management / portfolio risk experience applied to Asset Management / Hedge Fund portfolios.

• Degree with concentration in engineering, science, math, finance, economics or other related quantitative/analytical field from a leading, accredited college or university. Masters degree and professional certifications such as CFA or FRM preferred.

• Advanced knowledge with Excel, SQL and Bloomberg. Programming skills in coding languages such as Matlab, Python or VBA preferred.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Attention to detail, ability to multi-task and process large amounts of information.

• Strong communication skills and ideally prior experience of forming effective partnerships with Portfolio Managers and other internal stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in a fast paced, high intensity, trade floor environment.

• Self-motivated and dedicated work ethic with integrity. Passionate about getting the job done, understanding time constraints and pressures associated with being part of a fast-paced trade floor environment.

• Ability to work well in a team environment and to work with different departments including technology, financial engineering, operations, trade processing and portfolio management.

• Outstanding analytical skills with a proven track record of problem solving in a timely basis.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $ 165,000.00 - $ 240,000.00

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