Student, Investment Risk Management

2 weeks ago


Edmonton, Canada AIMCo (Alberta Investment Management Corporation) Full time

**Opportunity**
Are you looking to complement your academic knowledge with professional ‘real world’ experience? Are you a purpose-driven individual who wants to contribute to your community? Do you enthusiastically follow financial markets or seek out emerging trends in technology? If so, a Student position at AIMCo might be the opportunity for you to gain the experience you need to launch your career while contributing to the financial security of hundreds of thousands of Albertans.

The Investment Risk Management team supports portfolio managers in optimizing the risks in their products and strategies within established limits by identifying, analyzing, assessing, monitoring and reporting on both investment and non-investment risks. We also provides independent oversight on how risks are managed by portfolio managers, providing analysis and advice to the CIO and CRO. The Student, Investment Risk Management will assist the team on risk reporting, risk analysis and risk management activities.

**Responsibilities**
- Maintaining the current risk reports
- Supporting the implementation and testing of the new risk system
- Developing working knowledge of AIMCo’s portfolio and strategies to assist risk analysis, monitoring the changes in portfolio risk profile
- Preparing various risk presentations
- Completion of second
- or third-year undergraduate studies in Business or Quantitative programs (Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)
- Must be enrolled in a formal work experience program (ex. co-op) with remaining work terms available
- Proficiency with programming language (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, SQL) is desire
- Keen interest in the financial markets and good knowledge of finance, statistics, and risk concepts
- Exceptional attention to detail, and an ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to AIMCo’s core values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity and collaboration, and inspires the same in others

**Success Measures**
Your success in the role will be in your ability to finish tasks independently and support various Product Risk projects. You will finely-tune your attention to detail as the results of your work will be client-facing. Your enthusiasm and passion for learning will be supported by the whole Risk Management team.

**Benefits and Rewards**
- Exciting special project work and stretch assignments
- Ongoing training, coaching and educational reimbursement programs
- Health care spending account and onsite fitness facilities

**About AIMCo**
Alberta Investment Management Corporation, AIMCo, is one of Canada's largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with CAD $168.3 billion of assets under management, as of December 31, 2021. AIMCo invests globally on behalf of 32 pension, endowment, and government funds in the Province of Alberta.

At AIMCo, you'll be part of a Results-Only Work Environment that enables employees to choose where and when they work. An outcome-based goal-setting methodology ensures that our people leaders and employees are all focused on the same measurable goals.

**Next Steps**
We are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.

Job Reference: CA00581



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