Tempest Vane Partners is working with a leading global macro hedge fund to recruit a Market Risk Analyst with a strong technical foundation and a focus on Emerging Markets. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing risk team embedded within a fast-paced investment environment.
As a Market Risk Analyst, you'll work closely with Portfolio Managers and senior investment leaders to assess, monitor, and enhance risk oversight across Emerging Market strategies — spanning rates, FX, credit, and derivatives. Your insights will shape decision-making at the highest level, supporting both fund-wide and individual portfolio risk objectives.
Collaborate with PMs running Emerging Markets strategies to understand trade logic, portfolio positioning, and risk concentration.
Deliver performance and risk analysis to the Chief Risk Officer and desk heads, providing timely insights into scenario drivers, VaR, and tail risks.
Build and calibrate stress testing frameworks, with both historical and theoretical scenarios tailored to EM exposures.
Develop automated risk tools using Python, including alerting systems, dashboards, and custom reporting aligned with EM-specific risk drivers.
Partner with developers to integrate risk analytics into a web-based platform, using SQL for data sourcing and backend support.
Design user-friendly GUIs in Python, making analytical tools more accessible to both risk and investment teams.
Strengthen codebase reliability through improved testing routines and better version control, supporting a scalable and responsive risk platform.
Experienced in market risk within Emerging Markets, ideally with exposure to macro, multi-asset, or fixed income portfolios.
Skilled in Python and SQL, with the ability to automate and optimize data-driven risk processes.
Comfortable engaging directly with PMs, offering clear and actionable analysis.
Passionate about improving tools and workflows that support smarter, faster risk decisions.
Curious, proactive, and able to thrive in a collaborative, high-performance culture.
Direct access to Portfolio Managers and investment leaders in one of the most dynamic segments of global markets.
A seat at the table in shaping the future of risk analytics and infrastructure within a top-tier hedge fund.
An opportunity to contribute meaningful insight where macro risk meets emerging market volatility and opportunity.