Sr. Risk Analyst

Job description

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco. **Job Description** **Your Team:** The Risk Measurement Team owns and manages a global portfolio risk data platform (MSCI RiskMetrics) that provides ex-ante market risk measurement, stress-testing and liquidity risk data to a plethora of stakeholders (Investment Risk Management, Risk Oversight, Product Development, Legal and Compliance, Client Reporting). Risk Measurement is a 2nd line of defense function owning the ex-ante market and liquidity risk models for Regulatory Risk. **Your Role:** - The Senior Risk Analyst supports risk management coverage for multi‑asset investment products, working closely with other risk professionals to monitor portfolio risk, analyze performance, and support governance activities. - The role provides exposure across asset classes and is well suited for candidates seeking to deepen expertise in multi‑asset portfolio risk, analytics, and investment oversight. - The analyst will directly support the Risk Lead as well as the Investment Risk department overall. **You will be responsible for:** - Support risk monitoring and analysis for multi‑asset portfolios, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative strategies - Assist in the production of daily, weekly, and ad‑hoc risk and performance reporting - Help identify, validate, and explain changes in portfolio risk exposures and performance drivers - Support performance and attribution analysis, including asset allocation and style/manager selection effects - Perform data validation and investigate anomalies across risk and performance datasets - Prepare analysis and materials for portfolio reviews, risk committees, and governance forums - Assist with monitoring compliance with internal risk limits and documenting alerts or breaches - Collaborate with portfolio managers and internal partners to support effective risk oversight - Support the Risk Lead with scenario, stress test, and sensitivity analysis across asset classes and strategies - Analyze risk factor exposures (e.g., duration, curve, credit spread, FX, equity beta, volatility) and summarize key contributors to portfolio risk - Maintain and enhance processes for risk limit monitoring, escalation, and documentation (including commentary for alerts and breaches) - Contribute to the buildout and automation of risk analytics and reporting using Python/Excel (and other approved tools), improving timeliness and data quality - Draft clear risk commentary and talking points for Investment Risk readouts, portfolio reviews, and committee materials - Partner with Technology, Operations, and Data teams to resolve data breaks, support system enhancements, and improve model inputs/assumptions where applicable - Provide ad‑hoc analytics to support Investment Risk initiatives, new product reviews, and cross‑department priorities as needed **The experience you bring:** - Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or a related field (advanced degree a plus) - 4+ years of relevant experience in investment risk, portfolio analytics, performance/attribution, or a related buy‑side/asset‑management function - Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with demonstrated experience interpreting portfolio risk (e.g., factor exposures, VaR/volatility, drawdowns, duration/curve, credit spread, FX, equity beta) - Strong Python experience for data analysis, automation, and building repeatable reporting/analytics processes (SQL experience a plus) - Experience with risk and performance systems and data workflows; RiskMetrics and/or FactSet experience a plus (experience with multi‑asset risk models preferred) - Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and communicate clearly with portfolio managers and partners; experience preparing materials for portfolio reviews/committees preferred - Progress toward or completion of CFA and/or FRM strongly preferred **Skills & Attributes** - Intellectual curiosity and interest in multi‑asset investing and portfolio risk - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Well‑organized, dependable, and proactive - Collaborative mindset with a desire to learn from senior investment and risk professionals **Full Time / Part Time** Full time **Worker Type** Employee **Job Exempt (Yes / No)** Yes **Workplace Model** At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. **Why Invesco** In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally. We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community throu