eFinancialCareers

• Company

  UBS AG - Wealth Management

• Location

  Chicago, IL

• Compensation

  Commensurate w/ experience

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  17 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  587545

Project and strategic work includes:

o Spearhead US risk advisory initiative

o Approach and attract new clients

o Risk mapping client portfolios including alternative and privately held assets onto models

o Understand UBS's risk management capabilities, then sell them to clients and contributing to further development

o Understand the structure of portfolios run from Chicago, their risk characteristics, and being able to discuss their current risk profiles with portfolio managers

Other tasks and responsibilities include:

o Service external and internal clients in their risk management needs

o Produce and interpret risk reports for external clients

o Check risk figures before they are made available to clients Skills: o Quantitative modeling and analyst experience from directly w/in an asset management environment

o Expertise in risk management and financial products

o Degree in a quantitative subject (e.g. Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics or Finance)

o Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Requirements:

o Quantitative modeling and analyst experience from directly w/in an asset management environment

o Expertise in risk management and financial products

o Degree in a quantitative subject (e.g. Maths, Physics, Engineering, Econometrics or Finance)

o Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

One or more of the following would be useful:

o Relevant professional qualification (FRM, PRM or CFA)

o Masters or other higher degree

o Programming experience (in MATLAB or similar language) and knowledge of VBA, SQL and relational databases

o Fluency in German and English