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Wellington Business Risk Analyst in London, United Kingdom
About Us
Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About the Role
THE COMPANY
Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Management Company, LLP is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. With over US$1 trillion in assets under management, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in over 60 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise.
JOB OVERVIEW
InvesTech is an integrated team of business operation and technology experts working together to drive Wellington’s innovation and operational edge to meet or exceed the investment and service expectations for our clients and business partners worldwide. The role of Business Risk Analyst (“Analyst”) is within the InvesTech Risk and Control s T eam which is part of the first line of defense for InvesTech and aims to support each business team in their risk management, controls design and risk & controls monitoring processes.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborate with internal stakeholders across teams and lines of defense on risk identification, measurement, analysis, monitoring and reporting of risk and control relevant business processes
Understand business operations processes (e.g. Investment Guideline Monitoring or Client Service Operations) and identify gaps and defines solutions
Identify areas of improvement from a control or risk perspective based on incident and near miss analysis
Apply judgement to support process owners in improving their control environment by highlighting weaknesses in control design or operating effectiveness
Provide maintenance for InvesTech specific risk and control procedures and controls
Support the training and education across InvesTech on risk management standards and processes
Collaborate with internal stakeholders across teams and lines of defense on implementing visualization efforts through tableau, risk data sharing and other risk infrastructure build out
Understand project controls and with ability to define project criteria
Document and clarify requirements, specifications of processes and recommend solutions
Risk metric managementacross control, risk, and process performance indicators by being the key contact for InvesTech teams and maintain oversight
Maintain and optimize risk metric across business activities to enhance efficiencies and speed for risk-based decision making
Data aggregation and analysis through the leverage and design business risk and control data such as incident, issue, process exception, KRI, KPI information for risk and business decision purposes
QUALIFICATIONS
3 years or more of work experience in either operations or risk related roles within financial services or ideally asset management
3 years or more of experience in project or process managementwith data affinity
Ability and affinity to move between detail orientated and big picture frameworks
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills
Strong communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to handle multiple competing tasks
A strong team player, with ability to work in collaboration across teams
Intellectual curiosity and interest to learn independently and from peers
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington.com .
Tracing our history to 1928, Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms. We serve as a trusted adviser to clients in over 60 countries, visit our website to see our assets under management. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research and span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. As a private partnership whose sole business is investment management, our long-term views and interests are aligned with those of our clients. We are committed to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative culture of inclusivity because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise.
For more information, please visit https://www.wellington.com/en/ (https://www.wellington.com/en/about-us)