Investment consultant Jobs in Toronto, ON

At Franklin Templeton were advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management wealth management and fintech offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise thats both broad and unique. From our welcoming inclusive and flexible culture to our global and diverse business we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.

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This is currently a HYBRID position working 3 days per week in one the following office locations : Toronto Canada; Calgary Canada; Mexico City; or Sao Paulo Brazil.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship / transfer for this position.

What is the Investment Risk Management Team responsible for

The Investment Risk Management Team is responsible for risk oversight developing the risk management framework for fixed-income sectors derivatives and strategies and ensuring that they fall within the risk appetite defined by the organization.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of an Investment Risk Consultant

The Investment Risk Consultants primary function is to monitor assess and communicate investment risks to the investment teams and to help communicate same to executive leadership. The position will be challenging exciting and rewarding as the candidate will have contact with investment teams who manage billions of dollars and gain experience with many fixed-income sectors (e.g. high yield investment grade MBS Government Floating Rate Munis Securitized) derivatives and strategies.

Monitor assess and communicate investment risks to the investment teams and executive leadership.

Understand monitor and anticipate the risks of complex new and existing portfolios and products.

Utilize investment and risk concepts and knowledge to organize qualitative and quantitative information to identify risk insights and trends.

Communicate and debate risk information with key constituents including investment professionals executive management fund boards key committees and external clients.

Develop and implement plans to execute ad hoc projects and solve complex problems involving new ways to analyze risks.

Provide guidance to risk analysts as needed

What ideal qualifications skills and experience would help someone to be successful

Bachelors degree minimum preferably in math statistics computer science data science financial engineering or other quantitative discipline with courses in finance and economics.

Masters in quantitative discipline preferred with preference given to quantitative finance focused.

3-5 years of relevant work experience in investment risk.

Strong quantitative and technical skills.

Demonstrated ability to work with large databases and enterprise-size information systems.

Progress toward or completion of FRM or CFA preferred.

Experience with proprietary and / or vendor risk models (BBG Port / Aladdin) preferred.

Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively think out-of-the-box and provide analysis and recommendations with credibility and confidence.

Ability to manage multiple projects with a focus on and complete priority tasks.

What technology skill sets are critical to the success of this role

3 years of Power BI and SQL experience preferred.

Tableau Python VBA MATLAB and other programming skills strongly preferred

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Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!

Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests lifestyle or background theres a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools resources and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.

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By joining us you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health saving for lifes adventures taking care of your family members or making a positive impact in your community we aim to have your needs covered.

Highlights of our benefits include :

Flexible medical dental and vision insurance

Corporate Pension Plan

Employee Stock Investment Program

Purchase company funds with no sales charge

Competitive vacation package that includes three annual personal days

Company paid short-term and long-term Disability Insurance

Education assistance

Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry age color disability genetic information gender gender identity or gender expression marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation and any other basis protected by federal state or local law ordinance or regulation.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1