Performance Measurement Analyst

Function

Hours per week

36-40 hours

Location

Amsterdam/@Client/Remote

Work experience

0-2 years

Education

MSc. in a Quantitative or Finance Field

Language

English

Job description

Probability & Partners is looking for a Performance Measurement Analyst. This is a great entry position to get acquainted with asset management. This is because understanding all stages of the investment process from asset allocation, risk based and/or liability related investing, benchmark setting, strategy implementation, transaction processing, etc. is essential in performance evaluation. It is not a coincidence that many asset management practitioners started their career in performance measurement.

As a performance measurement specialist, you work in a team to deliver on performance reports to internal and external users. In doing so, focus is on understanding reasons for unexpected and distrusted performance figures and on solving issues. You will get acquainted with systems that are widely used across many asset managers and which you will encounter in your future career in asset management.

As performance measurement specialist you will learn everything about selection and allocation results, time weighted performance, evaluation statistics, treating leverage that is in derivative instruments, (currency) overlays, (pension fund clients’) liability matching and so on. As a junior you will work on daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting.

Our client’s satisfactory is primarily in timely delivery and quality of reports. It is however the learning into the conceptual frameworks of performance measurement c.q. asset management that is intended as a deliverable for you as a professional as well and for P&P to strengthen the team, which makes this an extraordinary opportunity.

A current assignment is for a Probability & Partners junior to be delegated to one of the largest and most professional asset managers in the Netherlands. This client is currently running a program for the redesign of operational processes, which is already staffed by two Probability & Partners colleagues. The setting at this client is therefore excellent for a junior to learn into asset management and simultaneously strengthen our offering regarding asset management in general and performance measurement specifically.

Growth in market demand for this expertise is expected, which is the reason we have chosen to grow the team. You will be coached by Corné Reniers. The Performance Measurement Service Line Lead and a well-known performance measurement consultant.

Profile

Competences

Good communication skills (oral and written);
Combine conceptual, programming communication, and time management skills;
Work well independently and in a team;
Hands-on mentality and result-oriented;
Working precisely with large data sets.

Experience

MSc in a quantitative or finance field;
0-2 years of work experience.

Knowledge

Financial markets and asset management;
Affinity with programming (Python, R, SQL, etc);
Data handling and preparation.

Pre

Experience with Pearl or Aladdin.

Our offer

Development

Ability to experience multiple types of financial firms.
Ability to work on a wide range of risk types.
High accessibility of highly experienced colleagues.
Flexibility in selecting courses for personal development.
Cutting edge technologies.

Culture

Intrinsically motivated and helpful colleagues.
Healthy work-life balance, no excessive work weeks.
Flexible contract forms to help pursue other interests.
Bi-monthly informal activities.
Communication in English.

Compensation

Annual review of performance and wage.
Above market starting wage, tailored to individual level.
Ability to compensate extra hours with time off.
Year-end bonus, holiday allowance, and travel comp.
Unlimited training budget.

About us

We are a consultancy firm specialized in risk management, founded in 2014. Probability currently employs around 25 people. Our offices are located in Amsterdam and Gouda. With our services, we support a wide variety of clients in the financial sector. For example, we work for banks, insurers, pension funds, asset managers, supervisors, FinTech and family offices. We help our clients manage their risks. In doing so, we use a holistic approach to risk management, and a unique combination of hands-on experience in the field and academic knowledge.