Job Description

At Barings, we are as invested in our associates as we are in our clients. We recognize those who work diligently for us and reward them for personal and professional integrity, communication skills, distinct competencies and expertise in specific strategies, ability to collaborate as a team member and true dedication to the interests of our clients.

We thank you for your interest in joining the Barings team, and invite you to explore our current employment opportunities.

Title: Director, Portfolio & Risk Analytics

Department: Portfolio Solutions & Analytics

Location: Charlotte, NC / Boston, MA

Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. Through active asset management and direct origination, we provide innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. A subsidiary of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Job Summary

The Portfolio Solutions & Analytics team at Barings is seeking a professional to support the Portfolio & Risk Analytics group. The role will be focused on quantitative and risk analytics to help the investment teams make informed decisions in the areas of asset allocation and risk management. The ideal candidate will have a combination of 7+ years of experience with quantitative and risk analytics focused on public fixed income credit markets.

A successful candidate has an understanding of public fixed income credit markets as well as expertise with multi-asset class risk models. Familiarity with various risk metrics and financial risk modeling is required (credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk).

Primary Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate primary drivers of risk and performance, as well as the ability to discuss risk factor analysis for portfolios.
• Develop new risk & analytics tools to support the investment platforms.
• Conduct research and present relevant findings to stakeholders and senior management.
• Provide ad hoc quantitative analysis to various stakeholders.
• Aggregate, manipulate, and translate data into useful solutions to help drive decision making.
• Participate in strategy meetings with portfolio managers.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative discipline (Math, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics).
• 7+ years of experience in public fixed income markets and/or quantitative and risk analytics.
• Curious, self-starter with an interest in continual professional and personal development.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, in order to collaborate effectively across internal and external teams.
• Familiarity with buy side market risk platforms.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with programming languages: Python, SQL, Matlab, R.
• Prior management experience is a plus.
• Experience working with insurance clients is a plus.

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.

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