Sr. Risk Manager
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At Franklin Templeton were driving 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 offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients achievements.
Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!
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OShaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM) is owned by Franklin Templeton a diversified firm that spans asset management wealth management and fintech giving us many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. With clients in over 150 countries and offices on six continents youll get exposed to different cultures people and business development happening around the world. OShaughnessy Asset Management is a research and money management firm based in Stamford Connecticut operating autonomously and backed with global enterprise resources. Their approach to managing money is transparent logical and completely disciplined leading to longstanding relationships with clients. OSAM is a leading provider of Custom Indexing services via its Canvas platform which offers financial advisors an unprecedented level of control and ease in creating and managing personalized separately managed accounts (SMAs) that target improved after-tax outcomes.
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Position Summary:
OShaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM) is hiring a Senior Risk Manager to join our Risk team. The successful candidate will be able to help our firm reduce and mitigate business operational and investment risk through data analysis process automation and project management. Candidates should be proficient in data analysis within SQL with a background or heavy exposure to a risk and/or audit team functions within financial services preferably investment management. Experience in Python and C# is a plus.
What is the Risk group responsible for
The Risk Team is focused on identifying reducing and mitigating business operational and investment risk. The guiding philosophy of the firm is Learn Build Share Repeat. The risk team is dedicated to this evolutionary cycle.
What is the Senior Risk Manager responsible for
The Product Solutions team at Franklin is looking for a Senior Risk Manager to work with senior members of the OSAM and Franklin MOST teams to independently identify investment and business risks institute appropriate monitoring mechanisms and work with leaders to ensure concerns are reasonably addressed. This position is a high visibility career opportunity for a candidate with solid risk management experience with retail SMA institutional and mutual fund portfolios and strong technical skills. The position will be challenging exciting and rewarding as the candidate will have contact with investment teams managing billions of dollars being implemented across thousands of investor accounts and gain exposure/experience to quantitative investment solutions custom indexing derivatives and other strategies.
What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Senior Risk Manager
Provide independent risk management oversight of quantitative equity multi-asset class and managed option portfolios and account implementation.
Collaborate with the investment and implementation teams to review and establish appropriate internal guidelines to monitor investor accounts and portfolios/strategies and report exceptions on a regular basis.
Act as a collaborative and integral partner in the creation of new evaluation metrics as new investment strategies and implementation processes launch.
Develop and monitor key risk metrics using automated tools and visualization software (SQL PowerBI Python C#)
Support design and implementation of controls including review of daily operational readiness controls.
Collaborate with Franklin risk colleagues and Compliance in identifying assessing and reporting on risks within the business.
Leading BCP Key Person Risk Key Vendor Risk and Risk & Control Self-Assessment exercises
Tracking Error & Tax Audit - Track and audit how well we are doing for our clients at delivering the lowest possible tracking error relative to associated benchmarks as well as taking into account our clients tax goals
Automate data reconciliation and as issues arise hand off the issues to key members of OSAM. Monitor the issue until resolution. Data arenas include: Security Vendor Custody Internal
What ideal qualifications skills & experience would help someone to be successful
10 years risk management experience particularly in Quantitative Strategies and Derivatives (Options). Previous portfolio management experience will be considered.
Masters in finance financial engineering or math statistics or other quantitative discipline (preferred).
CFA and FRM (preferred).
Strong quantitative skills.
Strong background in data analysis and SQL and strong knowledge of relational data structures
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Ability to work independently but also collaboratively think out-of-the-box and provide analysis and recommendations with credibility and confidence.
Ability to manage multiple projects but focus on and complete priority tasks. Experience in Python and C# is a plus
Practical experience in computational methods like optimization is a plus
Visualization experience is a plus (PowerBI Tableau etc.)
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.
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 them covered. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton: benefits vary by location. Ask your recruiter about benefits in your country.
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.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions please send an email to In your email please include the accommodation you are requesting the job title and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.
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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.
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. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton.
Highlights of our benefits include:
Three weeks paid time off the first year
Medical dental and vision insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with a generous company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions up to the IRS limits
Employee Stock Investment Program
Reimbursement for certain education expenses
Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
Onsite fitness center and recreation center*
Onsite cafeteria*
*Only applicable at certain locations
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.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation or adjustment to search for or apply for one of our positions please send an email to . In your email please include the accommodation or adjustment you are requesting the job title and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
