Investment Risk Analyst
About The Position
Pioneer Investments, a diversified asset management firm and a key franchise of Victory Capital Management, is seeking a Credit Research Analyst to join its Corporate Credit Research team. Founded in 1928, Pioneer manages over $125 billion in assets. Victory Capital is a global asset management firm with a unique business strategy that combines boutique investment qualities with a centralized operating and distribution platform. They offer a wide array of investment products and services through 12 autonomous Investment Franchises and a Solutions Business. Victory Capital is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with global offices. The ideal candidate for the Investment Risk Analyst role will maintain and enhance front office investment risk models, collaborate with Portfolio Managers, and serve as an analytical resource for internal teams such as RFP, Institutional, and Performance. A strong focus will be placed on automation, data engineering, and building scalable reporting solutions for Victory's internal AI infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative field: Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, or Engineering
- 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in investment management, risk analytics, or quantitative research
- Proficiency in Python (pandas, numpy) for data analysis and automation
- Strong SQL skills with hands-on experience in Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses
- Exposure to data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or Python-based libraries)
- Foundational understanding of investment concepts: equities, fixed income, derivatives, and portfolio construction
- Familiarity with risk metrics: tracking error, VaR, beta, factor exposures, drawdown, and Sharpe ratio
- Experience with or exposure to risk systems (e.g., Bloomberg PORT, FactSet, MSCI RiskMetrics)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills -- ability to translate quantitative outputs for non-technical stakeholders
- Intellectual curiosity with a bias toward building and automating
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to manage ad hoc requests alongside longer-term projects
Nice To Haves
- Snowflake experience
- GenAI integration experience
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- R programming for statistical analysis
- Familiarity with API integrations (Bloomberg, BarraOne, FactSet)
Responsibilities
- Maintain, validate, and enhance front office investment risk models used by Portfolio Managers
- Monitor portfolio risk exposures including factor risk, tracking error, VaR, and drawdown metrics
- Perform scenario analysis and stress testing across strategies and asset classes
- Partner with Portfolio Managers on ad hoc quantitative research and special projects
- Provide risk attribution analysis and portfolio diagnostics on demand
- Assist in pre- and post-trade risk analysis for investment decisions
- Translate complex risk outputs into clear, actionable insights for investment teams
- Develop and maintain automated reporting pipelines using Python, SQL, and Snowflake
- Build and optimize Snowflake data models and queries to feed Victory's internal AI tools
- Automate repetitive analytical workflows, reducing manual effort across the investment risk function
- Maintain clean, well-documented codebases and contribute to shared internal libraries
- Contribute to the development of AI-assisted risk analytics and reporting tools
- Explore and prototype machine learning applications for risk factor modeling and anomaly detection
- Stay current on emerging AI/ML techniques relevant to investment risk management
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Flexible PTO
- Family Medical and Disability Leaves
- Education Tuition Reimbursement
- 401k plan with a generous employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
