Investment Risk Manager Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the investment risk manager position.

Previously, I was responsible for ad hoc support to investment managers, institutional client services, global investment risk team in various regions and retail sales on investment risk requests; Communicate and work with investment management on educating them on investment risk results and assisting them on managing their fund’s risk (20%);.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• CFA designation would be beneficial combined with significant investment management experience at a financial institution
• Strong counterparty credit and traded credit knowledge especially with regard to derivatives and the calculation of potential future exposures
• Strong background in database manipulation to generate prototype reports from multiple sources
• Experience with factor modeling such as Barra One would be beneficial
• Significant experience with derivative transactions in equities, fixed income, corporate credit, foreign exchange and highly structured transactions
• Strong understanding of liquidity risk and funding transactions
• Experience building relationships across the organization including with traders, portfolio managers and principals
• Proven influencing, negotiating and persuasive skills

Please consider me for the investment risk manager opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for financial and investment oversight at the property and portfolio level to ensure the economic viability of the properties and manage risk.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledgeable about Risk Management, corporate policies, timely risk and economic issues, and the regulatory environment
• Experience and familiarity with the Asset and Wealth Management industries and (or) Custodian Banks
• Foster a culture of risk awareness by helping equity portfolio management teams use formal quantitative risk techniques to inform their portfolio construction and risk management processes
• Provide coaching and feedback to investment managers on the basis of scientific analysis of their trading activity and investment performance
• Identify, research, and highlight significant investment trends and major risks across our equity investment platform
• Participate in the development of new and differentiated analytics
• Act as a coach and mentor for the analysts on the team, help define their goals, find development opportunities
• Contribute to the strategic vision of the Global Risk and Analytics team

In response to your job posting for investment risk manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support to Fund Managers in relation to the risk implications of investment decisions and portfolio construction.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Logical, analytical and practical problem solver
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, high performance and partnership
• Practical understanding of Client Investment Reporting such as, portfolio structure reporting and Solvency II tripartite templates
• Proven track record of delivering strategic projects
• Possess strong knowledge of risk management, risk modeling, economics and quantitative techniques, as applied to risk and portfolio management
• Possess strong technical aptitude and practical experience working with systems, databases, programming languages
• Have strong interpersonal skills with solid verbal and written communication skills
• Be comfortable with changing priorities and new challenges

Please consider me for the investment risk manager opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for ad-hoc analytical support to the investment team in the management of investment portfolios, including analysis risk and portfolio exposures.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Have a risk management designation such as FRM
• Have experience interacting with subject matter experts, extracting compelling ideas while recognizing their time constraints
• Possess a risk management designation, such as FRM
• Possess strong technical aptitude and practical experience working with Excel, PowerPoint, and commercial software for data extraction and presentation
• Work effectively in a team environment, while being self-motivated and able to work independently
• Are comfortable with changing priorities and new challenges in their role
• Operated in Investment Management, ideally (although not mandatory) in a data or analytics capacity
• Experience of identifying, managing, strengthening and broadening investment management client relationships

I am excited to be applying for the position of investment risk manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for advice and investment risk consulting services to users of these reports which include portfolio management, marketing groups, and clients.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge across the disciplines related to risks in investment management (e.g., regulatory, counterparty, technology, and fraud risk) with core expertise in operational risk
• Knowledge and experience with complex systems implementations, project management, and IT systems design processes
• Well rounded understanding of the investment process, operations, and technology audit and compliance
• Experience of implementing and supporting regulatory projects
• Understanding of the Insurance operational structure and the relevant key third party supplier arrangements
• Good understanding of the UK Regulatory environment, in particular investment management regulation such as EMIR, MiFID II, COLL/FUND
• Good working knowledge of EU regulatory environment and how this is transposed into UK regulation
• Experience of working within an investment risk team or front office team in an investment management firm would be preferable, but not essential