Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst - Risk and Valuation
Job Description
- Proficiency with platforms such as Numerix, FinCAD, Murex or similar pricing/valuation systems.
- Experience with investment management software like Bloomberg.
- Experience in derivatives pricing models, cash flow analysis, and numerical methods.
- Solid SQL/database skills.
- Prior experience supporting hedge fund risk and valuation analytics.
- Act as specialist subject matter resource for hedge fund valuation, pricing, and risk analytics.
- Research and develop enhanced approaches for financial product setups and pricing.
- Contribute detailed specifications for model design and enhancements.
- Design, maintain, and execute detailed test plans for pricing models and risk measurement features.
- Validate asset valuations, risk metrics, and trade capture workflows.
- Investigate discrepancies in automated pricing or risk outputs.
- Identify potential extensions to Clearwater’s risk and valuation capabilities.
- Collaborate with other SMEs, quantitative developers, and business analysts.
- Regularly assist developers in analyzing unexpected regressions for code changes.
- Support client discussions on complex valuation topics, providing clear explanations.
- Provide demonstrations and training for support teams.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or 5+ years relevant experience.
- Knowledge of hedge fund strategies and traded products.
- Strong fluency in valuation models and understanding of risk modeling concepts.
- Comfortable reading Java/Python/SQL and working closely with quantitative developers.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized, self-driven, quick learner, critical thinking, and confident application of knowledge.
- Collaborative, high performance work culture.
- Exposure to advanced investment and risk analytics technology.
- Opportunities to work on complex valuation scenarios and specialist projects.
- Competitive compensation and locally appropriate benefits.
- Career growth pathways for high-impact contributors.
Quantitative Business Analyst – Risk & Valuation Team (Bengaluru)
Location: Bengaluru, India (Onsite)
About the role
Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Quantitative Financial Analyst to join our Risk & Valuation team, supporting hedge fund clients. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of product, software development, and client success. You will work closely with experienced analysts, developers, and client teams to enhance and support analytics in the Enfusion by CWAN system, an industry leading OEMS/PMS platform with extensive risk and valuation capabilities.
In this position, you will work on the design, validation, and enhancement of risk & pricing analytics, and trade capture processes, ensuring analytics are accurate and relevant for complex hedge fund portfolios across derivatives, structured products, and alternative assets.
Responsibilities
- Act as a specialist subject matter resource for hedge fund valuation, pricing methodologies, and risk analytics.
- Research and develop enhanced approaches for financial product setups, pricing and associated market data inputs.
- Contribute detailed specifications for model design and enhancements.
- Design, maintain, and execute detailed test plans for pricing models and risk measurement features.
- Validate asset valuations, risk metrics, and trade capture workflows for accuracy and alignment with client requirements and market conventions.
- Investigate discrepancies in automated pricing or risk outputs, and propose corrective actions.
- Identify potential extensions to Clearwater’s risk and valuation capabilities in the hedge fund space.
- Collaborate with other SMEs, quantitative developers, and business analysts to refine and implement analytic methodology.
- Regularly assists developers in analyzing unexpected regressions for a code change.
- Support client discussions on complex valuation topics, providing clear explanations of valuation methodologies.
- Provide demonstrations and training for support teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or related field, or at least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of hedge fund strategies and traded products.
- Strong fluency in valuation models and understanding of risk modeling concepts including greeks, duration, convexity, shocks, liquidity tiers, and scenario analysis.
- Comfortable reading Java/Python/SQL and working closely with quantitative developers to implement analytics.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical content into clear specifications.
- Highly organized, self-driven, quick learner, and able to work in a fast-paced environment where they showcase critical thinking and confidence in the application of their knowledge.
Desired Experience / Skills
- Proficiency with platforms such as Numerix, FinCAD, Murex or similar pricing/valuation systems.
- Experience with investment management software like Bloomberg is a plus.
- Experience in derivatives pricing models, cash flow analysis, and numerical methods.
- Solid SQL/database skills.
- Prior experience supporting hedge fund risk and valuation analytics.
What we offer
- Collaborative, high performance‑ work culture.
- Exposure to advanced investment and risk analytics technology.
- Opportunities to work on complex valuation scenarios and specialist projects.
- Competitive compensation and locally appropriate benefits.
- Career growth pathways for high-impact‑ contributors.
Welcome
Thank you for your interest in a career with Clearwater!
About us
Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) is transforming investment management with the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-native platform for institutional investors across global public and private markets. While legacy systems create risk, inefficiency, and data fragmentation, Clearwater’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and AI-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Serving leading insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments, Clearwater supports over $8.8 trillion in assets globally. Learn more at www.clearwateranalytics.com.
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