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Business Analyst – Investment Risk (Asset Management)

Business Analyst – Investment Risk (Asset Management)

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Freelance

26-09-2025

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Leadership Agile Analytics

Job Specifications

Business Analyst - Investment Risk (Asset Management)

PS100K-PS120K plus Bonus and Benefits

Our client is a leading Investment Management company and has an exciting opportunity for a Front Office Business Analyst with strong Investment Risk and / or Analytics experience. The successful candidate should have experience of working with Portfolio Managers, Portfolio Construction and Investment Risk Teams to support portfolio construction and analytics processes.

Role Responsibilities:

Conducting in-depth high quality business analysis, including detailed requirements, process mapping, and documentation to support the delivery of effective and scalable technology solutions.
Acting as a domain SME in Investment Risk and partnering with business leaders to shape and prioritise initiatives.
Collaborating closely with technology counterparts (architects, engineers, and other business analysts) and operational teams across geographical locations to deliver high impact solutions that aligned with business objectives.
Driving enhancements in investment risk analytics, performance measurement, and attribution processes.
Facilitating stakeholder workshops and providing strategic insights, thought leadership and actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Experience Required:

Strong experiences as a Business Analyst within Asset Management, ideally supporting front office investment risk and/or analytics teams.
An understanding of investment risk concepts (such as: VaR, tracking error, duration risk), performance measurement frameworks, and attribution methodologies (e.g. Brinson, Factor-based) across various asset classes.
Familiarity with tools such as MSCI Risk Manager, MSCI BarraOne and FactSet
Understand key operational challenges in Asset Management such as ABOR/IBOR, benchmarks, look-through logic and instrument modelling.
Experience of working in Agile environments with team scattered across globally
Have a relevant degree level education with professional qualifications (CFA, FRM) preferred.

About the Company

psd is a leading international executive recruitment consultancy, specialising in executive, management and board level recruitment with over 30 years of experience. We identify and recruit exceptional talent on behalf of our clients - and help our candidates achieve the very best in their careers. Founded from a consortium of specialist executive and management recruitment consultancies in 1991, psd group has grown to encompass a team of more than 50 consultants. To really deliver on each client’s aspirations, we understa... Know more