Alternance - Investment Risk Analyst

About AXA Investment Managers

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a leading asset manager offering a diverse range of investment opportunities across traditional and alternative asset classes. With our products, we aim to diversify and grow our portfolios, while offering our clients long-term value and investment performance.

AXA IM manages approximately EUR 844 billion in assets, of which EUR 480 billion integrates ESG, sustainable, or impact criteria, as of the end of December 2023. We are committed to achieving the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 for all eligible assets, as well as integrating ESG considerations into our activities, from security selection to our actions and corporate culture.

As of the end of December 2023, AXA IM employs over 2,700 people across 23 offices and 18 countries. AXA IM is part of the AXA Group, a global leader in insurance and asset management.

Discover Your Opportunity

The Investment Risk Analysis team covers market risk across all asset classes managed by AXA IM, excluding real estate.

The team is key in identifying and measuring risks, in regular contact with portfolio managers and various risk committees. Its main missions:

• Assess new products (strategies and instruments) from a market/credit risk, liquidity, and valuation perspective.
• Define investment constraints consistent with management mandates. Analyze and validate remediation plans for any breaches of constraints observed.
• Monitor risks (market/credit, liquidity, stress testing...), escalate key risks according to market conditions.
• Continuously evaluate AXA IM's risk monitoring framework (coverage, quality), particularly in light of AXA IM standards and regulatory requirements.
• Improve this framework.

Your Roles and Responsibilities

The mission will primarily cover:

• Production and analysis of risk monitoring indicators for different business lines - mainly Multi Asset Allocation & Fixed Income - concerning market risk (and possibly counterparty risk).
• Implementation of new reporting/monitoring.
• Automation of risk calculations.
• Participation in asset management company projects and the development of risk monitoring frameworks.

Your Profile

Share Your Unique Expertise

Education/Study Level: Master 1 or 2, scientific background.

Technical Skills (IT, Financial Analysis...):

• Financial mathematics
• Good programming skills in Python
• VBA
• Databases (SQL)
• Good knowledge of Excel

Interpersonal and Behavioral Skills:

• Team spirit
• Results orientation

Any skills or experience that are not essential but would be a plus:

Knowledge of Riskmetrics, Tableau, Bloomberg

About AXA

The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million clients in 62 countries.

We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in insurance, protection, savings, and asset management.

Our mission: Act for human progress by protecting what matters.

Our values: Customer first, Integrity, Courage, and One AXA.

About Our Entity

Through our conviction-based approach, we select equity, bond, alternative, and multi-asset strategies that we believe hold the best international opportunities. We currently manage over EUR 887 billion in assets.

AXA IM is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristics to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations if necessary to qualified candidates and employees with disabilities during the recruitment process and in the performance of their essential job functions.