Portfolio Risk Manager

Portfolio Risk Management and Control (PRMC) is responsible for modelling, analyzing and providing recommendations regarding financial asset management risks faced by clients of TKP Investments (TKPI), as well as for compliance monitoring of our client and fund mandates. You act as the countervailing power within the organization.

PRMC is a global function within Aegon Asset Management (AAM). There are PRMC representatives working in each of the AAM units. This posting is for a Portfolio Risk Manager within the AAM unit TKPI based in Groningen.   

Responsibilities

  • Analyzing asset-related information and organizing / presenting it to facilitate management actions.
  • Designing and implementing leading-edge risk reporting.
  • Designing and building financial risk management models to quantify current and projected risk levels.
  • Validate and test models developed by clients or front office departments
  • Communicating risk positions internally to Aegon Asset Management, and Group Risk professionals and to our clients.
  • Be the countervailing power in the organisation and challenge the decisions made by the portfolio managers and investment strategists.

Your Profile

You have a master’s degree in quantitative finance, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, actuarial, or related field. An FRM, CFA, FAS/ASA, or other professional financial risk designation is preferred. You are a Financial Risk Manager with up to 5 years’ experience in risk related areas.

Next to your experience, you are:

  • pro-active and you take initiative.
  • a strong communicator (English and Dutch, both verbal and written)
  • able to use different mathematical modelling techniques, for consistent results.
  • able to demonstrate the ability to develop and manage the development of creative solutions to analytical problems, making use of various tools (MS Office, VBA, risk management/financial software, Bloomberg) and techniques.

And of course you have excellent statistical and mathematical skills. A good general understanding of investments and related risk measures and the ability to perform research through the use of internal and external information resources.

Your Team

You will work in a team of 5 Risk and Compliance professionals located in Groningen. Each team member fulfils a specific role within the department. Most of your activities will be focused on monitoring portfolios and analyzing risk / reward relationships that exist both in our various asset classes and in the  aggregate of portfolios.  You will interact with others in TKPI and in your department (both in the Netherlands and in the other units within AAM). Typical projects involve a combination of modelling, analyzing, managing, reporting, and communicating current and projected risk levels. You will actively work together with PRMC colleagues in the Global AAM organization.  

What we offer

This role comes with a competitive salary and a desirable range of benefits. Aegon aims to be an employer of choice in the financial services industry. As a global company, we offer a wide variety of development opportunities to support you to grow both professionally and personally. This is a fulltime role based in Groningen within TKPI.

About Aegon Asset Management

Aegon Asset Management is a global, active investment manager. Aegon Asset Management uses its investment management expertise to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security, with a focus on excellence, trust and partnership. Institutional and private investors entrust Aegon Asset Management to manage approximately €344 billion worldwide.

Positioned for success in its chosen markets (the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia), Aegon Asset Management’s specialist teams provide high-quality investment solutions across asset classes. Its clients benefit from the extensive international research capabilities and in-depth local knowledge of Aegon Asset Management, as well as Kames Capital, its UK investment team, and TKP Investments, its fiduciary management investment team in the Netherlands.

Aegon Asset Management is part of Aegon, one of the world’s leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management. Need more information?; www.aegonassetmanagement.com and www.tkpinvestments.com 

Interested?

You can apply online for this position and submit your English resume and letter of motivation. For questions on the role and the working environment, you can contact Annemieke Docter (Head of ORM and compliance) +31 (6) 11335652 or Steven Bams (HR business partner) at +31 (6) 82048490.

We look forward to your application and motivation!

We look forward to your application and motivation!