Investment Risk Analyst

COMPANY

Allspring Global Investments is a leading independent asset management firm that offers a broad range of investment products and solutions designed to help meet clients' goals. At Allspring, our vision is to inspire a new era of investing that pursues both financial returns and positive outcomes. With decades of trusted experience propelling us forward, we strive to build portfolios aimed at generating successful outcomes for our clients. We do this through the independence of thought that powers our investment strategies and by bringing a renewed approach to look around the corner to unlock what's possible. Allspring is a company committed to thoughtful investing, purposeful planning, and the desire to deliver outcomes that expand above and beyond financial gains. For more information, please visit About Us - Allspring Global Investments.

At Allspring, unique views inspire us. We leverage the diversity of people, ideas, and skills to help our clients pursue their financial goals. We strive to attract and retain a diverse talent pool that enables us to better serve our global client base. Intentionally fostering a diverse and inclusive culture allows us to empower innovation, productivity, and engagement. It's also essential for elevating the experience of our clients as well as the communities in which we operate. Thank you for considering Allspring as you explore the next step in your career journey.

POSITION

This role will partner with investment teams and investment leadership to quantify, evaluate, and communicate investment risks for fixed income and multi-asset portfolios. The focus will be on delivering insights and analytics that support and supplement the research processes of the investment teams.

We currently operate in a hybrid working model, whereby you will be required to work in-office 3 days a week.

Location(s): Milwaukee, WI

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with investment teams to identify areas where additional risk insights are needed and research data sources and techniques to provide these insights.
• Design and build tools to quantify and evaluate investment risks, delivering analytics and insights to investment team members by developing custom software solutions and business intelligence tools.
• Respond to ad hoc research questions posed by investment leadership, investment teams, and distribution regarding investment risks.
• Update and maintain tools and processes, ensuring that risk insights delivered are accurate, timely, and high quality.
• Communicate complex risk concepts, analytics, and results to senior business partners in a clear and accessible manner.

CANDIDATE

We are seeking a curious and hard-working candidate that can bring innovative ideas and deliver them in a pragmatic way. Successful candidates will possess strong intellectual curiosity, a passion for learning, and strong attention to detail.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS degree or higher in data science, computer science, mathematics, statistics, financial engineering, econometrics, actuarial science, physics, engineering, or finance.
• Programming experience with Python.
• Strong statistical or mathematical background.
• Finance/investments training or experience.
• Ability to communicate complex risk concepts, analytics, and results to senior business partners in an understandable manner.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience delivering risk analytics solutions in a business environment.
• Experience delivering analytics to non-technical consumers via business intelligence tools.
• Experience solving business problems using statistical and/or machine learning techniques or visualizations.
• Experience using Tableau, Power BI, or similar business intelligence tools.
• Deep knowledge of database/data warehousing concepts and ability to build flexible analytics solutions that can span multiple data sources and technologies.
• Data science or machine learning coursework or certifications.
• Experience producing analytics solutions in an AWS environment.

Base Pay Range: $85,000 - $100,000

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary bonus programs, or other annual or non-annual incentive or sales plans.)

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We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.