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Risk Associate

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
Millennium logo

at Millennium

Hedge Funds

Posted 4 days ago

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**Risk Associate: Equity Volatility Risk Management.** Lead equity derivatives portfolio risk management in New York. Key responsibilities: analyze risks, conduct due diligence, prepare risk reports, and assess stress scenarios. Requires 3+ years in M&A investment banking, strong analytics, financial modeling, and programming skills (Python preferred). Knowledge of hedge funds, portfolio construction, and risk management essential. Collaborative, detail-oriented professional sought. Compensation: $160K - $250K base (New York), comprehensive benefits.

Compensation
$160,000 – $250,000 USD

Currency: $ (USD)

City
New York City
Country
United States

Full Job Description

Risk Associate

We are searching for an experienced and dynamic professional to join our Equity Volatility risk team. In this position, they will be responsible for helping to drive the risk management framework for our equity derivatives portfolios New York, ensuring robust risk controls, and driving initiatives to manage and mitigate risks effectively. The ideal candidate will have a background in trading equity derivatives, risk management, or derivatives structuring with strong analytical skills, and work in a fast-paced, complex trading environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support the team in analyzing portfolio, business, and capital risks across investment activities
  • Assist with due diligence and ongoing reviews of portfolio managers, strategies, and risk exposures
  • Help prepare materials for senior management on portfolio performance, risk concentrations, and key vulnerabilities
  • Analyze positions, exposures, and themes across portfolios to identify potential areas of concern
  • Contribute to risk reviews tied to market events, company-specific developments, and broader portfolio changes
  • Work with senior team members to assess stress scenarios, concentration risks, and capital usage
  • Support the buildout of reporting, analytics, and tools used in the risk management process
  • Partner with investment, risk, and technology teams on ad hoc analyses and strategic projects

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in M&A investment banking
  • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and presentation skills
  • Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and communicate clear conclusions
  • Strong commercial judgment and attention to detail
  • Interest in hedge funds, portfolio construction, and risk management
  • Personable, collaborative, and comfortable working across teams
  • Experience evaluating companies, industries, and transaction risks
  • Programming skills are required; Python preferred

The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individuals experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.

Risk Associate

Compensation

$160,000 – $250,000 USD

City: New York City

Country: United States

Millennium logo
Hedge Funds

4 days ago

No clicks

at Millennium

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Risk Associate: Equity Volatility Risk Management.** Lead equity derivatives portfolio risk management in New York. Key responsibilities: analyze risks, conduct due diligence, prepare risk reports, and assess stress scenarios. Requires 3+ years in M&A investment banking, strong analytics, financial modeling, and programming skills (Python preferred). Knowledge of hedge funds, portfolio construction, and risk management essential. Collaborative, detail-oriented professional sought. Compensation: $160K - $250K base (New York), comprehensive benefits.

Full Job Description

Risk Associate

We are searching for an experienced and dynamic professional to join our Equity Volatility risk team. In this position, they will be responsible for helping to drive the risk management framework for our equity derivatives portfolios New York, ensuring robust risk controls, and driving initiatives to manage and mitigate risks effectively. The ideal candidate will have a background in trading equity derivatives, risk management, or derivatives structuring with strong analytical skills, and work in a fast-paced, complex trading environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support the team in analyzing portfolio, business, and capital risks across investment activities
  • Assist with due diligence and ongoing reviews of portfolio managers, strategies, and risk exposures
  • Help prepare materials for senior management on portfolio performance, risk concentrations, and key vulnerabilities
  • Analyze positions, exposures, and themes across portfolios to identify potential areas of concern
  • Contribute to risk reviews tied to market events, company-specific developments, and broader portfolio changes
  • Work with senior team members to assess stress scenarios, concentration risks, and capital usage
  • Support the buildout of reporting, analytics, and tools used in the risk management process
  • Partner with investment, risk, and technology teams on ad hoc analyses and strategic projects

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in M&A investment banking
  • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and presentation skills
  • Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and communicate clear conclusions
  • Strong commercial judgment and attention to detail
  • Interest in hedge funds, portfolio construction, and risk management
  • Personable, collaborative, and comfortable working across teams
  • Experience evaluating companies, industries, and transaction risks
  • Programming skills are required; Python preferred

The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individuals experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.