Risk Management with exposure to Market Risk and Market Data

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team

APT provides investment risk and portfolio construction services and solutions to investment management firms, pension funds and hedge funds. APT’s multi-asset class factor models and best of breed simulation and analytics engine allow our customers to:

• Report risk information to management, clients, and regulators
• Understand risk across all asset classes
• Optimise and back test portfolios and strategies using quantitative techniques such as mean-variance analysis, subject to a variety of linear and non-linear constraints

Position Overview

The successful candidate will be joining the team as a Consultant (Investment Risk). You will be working closely with Clients and various APT product teams, which are focused on building and maintaining best-in-class products. You will need to support our risk management and portfolio optimisation solutions.

The role is to support risk managers, portfolio managers, IT managers using and supporting the APT software, both technically and functionally.

• You will work on projects including new client onboarding and upgrades
• You will provide in-depth product support to FIS clients by resolving incoming inquiries
• You will perform client trainings
• You will provide quantitative analysis where required
• You will engage with prospective clients during the sales process
• You will build long-term relationships with our clients through your continued support of their applications and related business challenges
• You will contribute to the evolution of our products and services by serving as a access point to our product management process
• You will document client information and recurring technical issues to support product quality programs and product development

What you bring

• Holds 3-5 years of the work experience in IT industry
• Experience in Risk Management with exposure to Market Risk and Market Data
• Strong analytical skills
• Organizational and time management skills required
• Self-starter with proven ability to work independently and in a Team
• Extremely comfortable working with computers and a variety of applications
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Strong problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• CFA
• FRM
• MBA
• Masters / Bachelor’s in computers / finance / business / Maths / Physics
• Clear Concepts in Statistics / Investment Risk Finance

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge in programming (R / Python / Matlab), business analysis or implementation of software products
• Knowledge and usage of Databases (SQL)
• High level understanding of application deployment/networks and infrastructure
• What We Offer You
• A modern, international work environment in a dedicated and motivated team
• Competitive salary and bonus, with a highly attractive benefits package
• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology
• Varied and challenging work

What we offer you

• Attractive benefits including private medical cover, dental cover, and travel insurance.
• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team
• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect.
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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