Download Senior Investment Officer – Director of Risk Management General

Senior Investment Officer – Director of Risk Management
General Description
The $60 billion Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) is
seeking a Senior Investment Officer. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Senior
Investment Officer is responsible for all matters related to the measuring and monitoring of
portfolio risk. Duties include, but are not limited to: ensuring the integrity of risk reporting;
providing an independent analysis of risk for PRIM investment staff, Investment Committee,
and Board. Responsible for developing risk policies and guidelines.
Responsibilities and Duties
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Present risk reports to investment staff and PRIM’s Investment Committee and Board
Contribute to strategic decision making
Serve as point person for all issues related to risk management
Participate in meetings with external investment managers, economists and portfolio
managers, as appropriate
Contribute to investment research initiatives and manager selection across all
investment teams
Qualifications
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Experience working on institutional investment portfolios and working as part of a team
Bachelor’s degree required and advanced degrees preferred in mathematics, finance,
statistics, economics, business and/or computer programming
CFA, CAIA, FRM and/or a relevant graduate degree strongly preferred
Experience working with alternative asset classes and multi-asset class portfolios
strongly preferred
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Proficiency in a statistical risk measurement system is essential. Experience with MSCI’s
BarraOne system is preferred.
Proficiency working with statistical packages is essential.
About Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM)
The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) is a $60 billion public
pension fund created in order to assist the Commonwealth in reducing its unfunded pension liability,
and likewise to assist local participating retirement systems in meeting their pension obligations. PRIM’s
mission is to provide a professional investment service that maximizes the return on investment within
acceptable levels of risk by broadly diversifying its investment portfolio, capitalizing on economies of
scale to achieve cost-effective operations, and provide access to high quality, innovative investment
management firms, all under the management of a professional investment staff and members of the
PRIM Board and its Committees.
It is the policy of Pension Reserves Management Board to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified
persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation,
disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression or gender or any other basis prohibited under
applicable law unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.
Interested candidates please submit a cover letter and resume via the following link:
https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=olU42fw5&s=PRIM