Senior Analyst, Risk Analytics
Contractor
contractor
CAD 40 - CAD 55/hr
16 Oct 2025
Toronto
Verified by Turrior
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
85 / 100
Offer value
High value stemming from engagement with diverse stakeholders and focus on risk management innovation.
- Compensation of $40-$55/hour depending on experience
- Engagement in innovative risk analytics practices
- Works with major tools in financial analysis
- Contract position with potential employment uncertainty
Pros
- Excellent salary range ($40 - $55 per hour)
- Strong growth area within financial risk analytics
- Chance to work with advanced analytics tools and methodologies
Cons
- Contract role which might not offer long-term security
- High expectation for qualification and performance
- Technical proficiency required may limit applicant pool
Who it's for
Senior / Intermediate • Hybrid/Remote
Good fit
- Experienced analysts in risk management
- Individuals with solid data analytics skills
- Candidates looking to challenge traditional finance models
Not recommended for
- Entry-level professionals or fresh graduates
- People not comfortable with technical analytics tasks
- Candidates preferring routine-based tasks
Motivation fit
Desire to impact portfolio risk managementInterest in capital market trendsWillingness to take on innovative analytical challenges
Key skills
Risk analyticsData manipulation with PythonModel governanceStakeholder engagement
Score: 85/100 AI verified analysis
About the job
Senior Analyst, Risk Analytics
Toronto, Hybrid
Estimated Duration: 12-18 Months
Toronto, Hybrid
Estimated Duration: 12-18 Months
About the Team:
We partner closely with stakeholders across investment, operations, and risk groups to ensure risk-taking activities are well-understood, measured effectively, and aligned with our overall risk appetite. We support both day-to-day production needs and longer-term initiatives involving portfolio risk analytics and modeling innovation.About the Role:
We are looking for an Analyst (or Senior Analyst) to join our growing Risk Analytics team. This individual will play a hybrid role supporting:- Daily risk production support – ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of risk metrics.
- Risk analytics support – conducting in-depth analysis on portfolio and market risks using our enterprise risk platform (e.g., MSCI RiskManager).
- Risk model implementation – contributing to model onboarding, governance, and enhancements aligned with investment strategies and asset characteristics.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Daily Risk Production Support
- Oversee the daily risk production cycle, including validation and investigation of portfolio exposures, sensitivities, and risk metrics.
- Troubleshoot data and model issues, liaising with technology, data, and investment teams as needed.
- Improve production processes and controls to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.
2. Risk Analytics Support
- Use the enterprise risk system to perform portfolio-level and asset-level analysis across asset classes.
- Partner with stakeholders to respond to ad-hoc risk analysis requests, provide quantitative insight into exposures, risk drivers, or stress results.
- Support recurring Total Plan or asset-class risk deliverables by performing deep-dive analytics using the risk platform, including scenario testing and factor decomposition.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new risk methodologies or enhancements within the system.
3. Risk Model Implementation
- Support the onboarding and maintenance of risk models used in MSCI RiskManager or similar platforms.
- Collaborate with model owners and risk partners to ensure appropriate model selection and performance monitoring.
- Contribute to the design of model governance practices, issue tracking, and resolution procedures.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Education: University degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Finance, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Economics). Advanced degree or financial designation (e.g., CFA, FRM) is a strong asset.
- Experience: 2–4 (analyst) 3-7 (senior analyst) years of relevant experience in risk management, quantitative analytics, or investment reporting, ideally in a pension fund, asset manager, or financial institution.
- Tools & Systems:
- Strong proficiency with Python for data manipulation and testing analytics.
- Working experience with various systems such as MSCI RiskManager, Bloomberg, or Aladdin is highly valued.
- Strong understanding of portfolio risk concepts including factor models, stress testing, VaR, and risk decomposition.
- Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of capital markets and various financial instruments, including derivatives.
- Knowledge of model governance practices and experience working across the model lifecycle is a plus.
