Equity Long/Short Risk Analyst
Summary
Analyzes equity long/short portfolio risk for a multi-strategy hedge fund, monitoring exposures and stress-testing scenarios using Python and SQL.
Verition Fund Management LLC ("Verition") is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Global Credit, Global Convertible, Volatility & Capital Structure Arbitrage, Event-Driven Investing, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets Trading, and Global Quantitative Trading.
Job Title: Equity Long/Short Risk Analyst
Location: New York, NY
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy coverage: Equity Long/Short.
- Monitor portfolio exposures, run stress test scenarios, and track risk metrics.
- Support position and portfolio oversight — concentration, leverage, liquidity, correlation — alongside the Equity Long/Short Risk Manager.
- Build working relationships with portfolio managers on day-to-day risk questions.
- Produce regular and ad hoc risk reports for senior management, the investment committee, and other stakeholders.
- Support model validation and enhancement work in partnership with the Equity Portfolio Researcher and Central team.
- Help ensure adherence to risk limits and internal policies.
Requirements:
- 4–5 years of relevant risk management experience in the financial sector with a focus on equity markets.
- Buyside experience preferred.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with AI tools.
- Familiarity with risk models and market conventions (e.g., Barra factor models).
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with portfolio managers and articulate risk concepts clearly.
- Hands-on, roll-up-sleeves mindset.
Salary Range
$150,000—$200,000 USD