Investment Risk Consultant

Company	Franklin Resources
Location	Toronto, ON, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Salary	$120000 – $140000
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s, Master’s
Experience Level	Mid Level, Senior

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

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.

Master’s in quantitative discipline preferred with preference given to quantitative finance focused.
Progress toward or completion of FRM or CFA preferred.
Experience with proprietary and/or vendor risk models (BBG Port/Aladdin) preferred.
3+ years of Power BI and SQL experience preferred.
Tableau, Python, VBA, MATLAB, and other programming skills strongly preferred.