Risk Analyst

Your Job

Koch Capabilities Risk Optimization group is seeking a Risk Analyst, who is passionate about identifying, measuring, and modeling market and credit risk to provide valuable insights for the Koch Investments capability and portfolio of Koch companies.

A successful candidate will have financial market and statistical curiosity, be analytical, possess robust statistical aptitude, be an economic and critical thinker, and a continuous learner.

Our Team

Koch Capabilities Risk Optimization is dedicated to enhancing Koch's decision-making processes by advancing our Risk Philosophy and fostering strategic partnerships to manage market, credit, operational, and insurance risks.

We work closely with management to effectively communicate and navigate investment and business risks across all Koch entities, ensuring we seize opportunities while mitigating potential downsides.

Using mathematical, economic, and statistical concepts, we analyze key risks across the organization and relay these insights to upper management in a concise and timely manner.

What You Will Do


* Assist in building and applying statistical models to help assess risk exposure and understand the potential financial impacts on our diverse investments, trading portfolios, and credit modeling.


* Provide improvements to current market and credit risk models and systems, including validating and implementing new modeling methods and risk metrics.


* Work collaboratively with various teams, such as portfolio management, operations, and accounting, to integrate risk insights and drive value for the organization.


* Participate in discussions with management regarding key portfolio risks and key profit/loss factors.


* Prepare, develop, and own various risk reports and insights on trading strategies within investment and trading portfolios.


* For example, owning and improving systems around enterprise OTC derivative margin risk through partnering with compliance and legal.


* Perform credit modeling and analysis across various businesses.


* Communicate insights effectively to key stakeholders, adding value by informing decision-making processes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience working with or having course work in financial markets (such as equities, fixed income, derivatives or commodities)


* Willingness to learn programming (such as Python, R, or VBA) and other analytical tools.


* Experience using mathematical and statistical skills to provide analysis.


* Experience using critical thinking skills to make economic decisions.


* Interest in data visualization tools or dashboards (like Power BI or Tableau).


* Experience collaborating with stakeholders to solve problems effectively.

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience in applying statistical risk metrics to real world business applications (value at risk, correlation, beta, etc.)


* Knowledge or experience in modeling, valuing, and assessing ...