Equity Long/Short Risk Analyst

Verition Fund Management LLC ("Verition") is a multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund founded in 2008. Verition focuses on global investment strategies including Global Credit, Global Convertible, Volatility & Capital Structure Arbitrage, Event-Driven Investing, Equity Long/Short & Capital Markets Trading, and Global Quantitative Trading.

Job Title: Equity Long/Short Risk Analyst

Location: New York, NY

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy coverage: Equity Long/Short.
• Monitor portfolio exposures, run stress test scenarios, and track risk metrics.
• Support position and portfolio oversight — concentration, leverage, liquidity, correlation — alongside the Equity Long/Short Risk Manager.
• Build working relationships with portfolio managers on day-to-day risk questions.
• Produce regular and ad hoc risk reports for senior management, the investment committee, and other stakeholders.
• Support model validation and enhancement work in partnership with the Equity Portfolio Researcher and Central team.
• Help ensure adherence to risk limits and internal policies.

Requirements:

• 4–5 years of relevant risk management experience in the financial sector with a focus on equity markets.
• Buyside experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with AI tools.
• Familiarity with risk models and market conventions (e.g., Barra factor models).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with portfolio managers and articulate risk concepts clearly.
• Hands-on, roll-up-sleeves mindset.