Director, Capital Markets Risk (Fixed Income)

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Reporting to the Vice President, Capital Markets Risk, you will play a leading role and undertake analysis to measure, assess and provide risk insights into OCM’s $40B credit portfolios (both public credit and private credit) and government bond portfolios.

This role represents a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to work closely with the portfolio managers, Total Portfolio Management function (TPM) and the broader investment risk team to evaluate risks inherent in different fixed income portfolios and deliver independent risk oversight, risk advice, and provide insightful risk analysis to assist with portfolio construction and portfolio risk management.

Individuals that will thrive in this role have a genuine interest in capital markets, experienced with credit and government bond investment strategies and risk management practice, and an ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into intelligence that can be used for generating insights for effective risk management.

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members.

Our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come to the office a minimum of 4+ days per week.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for :

Function as the lead risk manager overseeing OCM’s credit (public credit, private credit, structured credit, external credit) and government bond (nominal bond, inflation bond and absolute return rates) portfolios

Develop strong relationships and work collaboratively with portfolio managers, both as an independent risk fiduciary and a value-add partner

Provide an in-depth knowledge and understanding of individual credit and government bond investment strategies and their investment risk characteristics, as well as OMERS’ aggregate fixed income risk across all fixed income portfolios

Ongoing monitor of credit and bond portfolios’ exposure, asset mix, liquidity, leverage and risk profile; conduct monthly and quarterly portfolio reviews focusing on assessing the drivers of portfolio performance, contributions to risk, identifying significant changes to portfolio risk, and opining on strategy implementation and investment behavior

Support investment decision making from a risk perspective through providing independent, constructive insights of portfolio risk taking, portfolio construction, performance / risk attribution, portfolio vulnerability analysis, pre-trade transaction risk assessment, credit rating review, portfolio risk deep-dive, what-if analysis, stress testing and scenario analysis

In partnership with the Risk Analytic team, enhance credit and rates quantitative risk modeling and develop / enhance new risk analytics capability

Ongoing collaboration and engagement with the broader OMERS Risk team to support the overall development of a leading risk management program;

mentor and develop junior team talents

To succeed in this role, you have :

Over 10 years of professional experience in risk management, portfolio management or investment research roles from a global institutional asset manager, with at least 5 year experience in fixed income and especially credit markets

Strong knowledge of broad credit markets, credit investments and credit risk management for buy-side credit portfolio management required

Private credit and / or government bond risk or portfolio management experience is a strong plus

Proficient knowledge and analytical rigor in terms of risk models, risk sensitivities and the best practice for risk aggregation in a portfolio context is an advantage

An advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Finance, or other relevant discipline, and / or a professional designation (e.g. CFA, FRM, PRM)

Excellent interpersonal, leadership and oral / written communication skills. Ability to communicate, influence and engage with senior level portfolio managers on risk discussions

Able to take ownership and provide leadership of thought, execution and implementation; self-starter who functions well both independently and with a team, while fostering a collegial and creative team culture

Ability to be flexible and adaptable within the boundaries of the risk framework and understand the risk / return profiles of a business

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