Financial Markets Risk Manager Lead, Capital Partners

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Join us as a Financial Markets Risk Manager Lead, Capital Partners

Brown Brothers Harriman (“BBH”) is currently seeking a Financial Markets Risk Manager Lead, Capital Partners to join our Enterprise Risk Management team and engage with senior management on risk. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, monitoring and mitigating risks associated with client fixed income and equity portfolios. This role requires a strong understanding of fixed income, equity, and interest rate products. This person will collaborate closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Research Analysts, Relationship Managers, Compliance, the Office of General Counsel, and Enterprise Risk Management.

Some of your key responsibilities include:  

• Developing and implementing risk frameworks and models
• Analyzing portfolios and their holdings to identify potential market and liquidity risks at the single name and portfolio level e.g. concentration, volatility, tracking error, betas etc.
• Understanding data, including being able to standardize data across Capital Partners for consistency, centralization and transparent risk analysis
• Utilizing Python, Business Intelligence tool(s), and SQL to create and analyze risk analytics
• Conducting stress testing analysis
• Creating and maintaining key risk indicators and risk thresholds
• Monitoring market trends
• Assisting in modeling difficult to value securities
• Participating in new product initiatives and setting up analytical risk management oversight   
• Working with large datasets, translating complex and identify essential insights
  • Analyze data sets to understand concentration, price and segment risks within different portfolios
• Assessing complex problems, identify patterns, and develop data driven solutions
• Engaging, communicating, and collaborating effectively with portfolio managers, traders, institutional client group and technology partners across Equity and Fixed income teams
• Developing and presenting risk metrics to Senior Management with recommendations and outcomes  
• Management of junior team members

Qualifications:

• 9+ of relevant risk or control experience in the financial services industry
• Bachelor’s degree required in finance, math, risk management or business analytics
• Experience across a wide array of financial products required (i.e., ABS, CMBS, CLO, BDC, loans, bonds, equities)
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Bloomberg, and Excel required
• Strong knowledge of and prior work experience in market risk analytics (VaR, ES, Stress tests, hit rate, skew, beta, correlations, etc.)
• Experience with presenting to senior management teams
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience as a people manager overseeing junior team members preferred

This role is based in our New York City location and is a hybrid role, with a minimum of three days per week in office.

Salary Range

$150k-$200k base salary + annual bonus target

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capi