Investment Risk Analyst

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Investment Risk Analyst assisting senior risk managers in measuring and managing investment risk. Engaging with teams to understand investment processes and improving reporting and analysis solutions.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Massachusetts, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $87,400 - $120,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist senior risk managers to measure, monitor, analyze, and manage investment risk across Columbia Threadneedle's collection of funds
Engage with senior risk managers and the investment teams to understand their investment processes and the underlying investment risks
Review risk reports, communicate findings and raise observations to senior risk managers and business leaders
Research and investigate of ad-hoc risk issues as necessary
Assist senior team members to analyze portfolio holdings and risk measures in order to measure, monitor, and manage investment risk
Run processes for gathering fund risk data and generating risk reports for portfolios
Maintain and improve risk data reporting solutions and creation of visualizations/reports to help run the investment risk process

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in a quantitative field such as Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or other relevant area of study
Programming/coding experience with Python (or similar) and Snowflake/SQL
Knowledge of financial market instruments including options and derivatives
Professional and/or educational experience in risk management, investments, and/or finance
Excellent analytical capabilities and ability to understand quantitative models
Good general understanding of investment management and financial risk management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to handle several tasks, prioritize effectively, meet goals and deliver high quality, accurate work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to maintain good relationships with business partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental and life insurances
vacation time
sick time
401(k)
competitive and comprehensive benefits program
variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSnowflakeSQLquantitative modelsrisk analysisinvestment risk managementdata reportingdata visualizationportfolio analysisfinancial market instruments

Soft Skills

analytical capabilitieswritten communicationverbal communicationtask prioritizationrelationship managementattention to detailtime managementcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability