Private Equity Portfolio Risk Modeler

What role will you play in the team

As a Private Equity Portfolio Risk Modeler based in Bangalore, you will serve as an integral member of our fund risk management and investment analytics division. Your mission is to safeguard portfolio asset values by designing quantitative risk frameworks, stress-testing leveraged capital structures, and monitoring systemic vulnerabilities across our diverse portfolio companies operating in emerging tech and manufacturing sectors.

What you will do

You will evaluate investment portfolios using advanced risk management software and SAS platforms to simulate market shocks and liquidity crunches. Your responsibilities include developing predictive risk metrics, auditing portfolio company capital expenditure assumptions, and generating actionable risk intelligence reports for investment committee reviews and limited partner quarterly updates.

Key responsibility

• Design, implement, and calibrate quantitative portfolio risk models using specialized risk management software and statistical tools.
• Execute rigorous stress-testing scenarios including macroeconomic downturns, interest rate spikes, and currency devaluation impacts.
• Monitor credit risk exposures, debt covenant compliance ratios, and liquidity buffers across all private equity portfolio companies.
• Collaborate with deal teams during the pre-investment phase to conduct comprehensive downside risk assessments and sensitivity audits.
• Integrate data from capital markets platforms to track volatility patterns and benchmark portfolio performance against industry indices.
  
• Prepare detailed risk mitigation strategies and capital preservation recommendations for the fund's senior partners.
• Maintain compliance with statutory risk reporting standards and internal private equity governance frameworks.

Required Qualification and Skills

• Hold a Bachelor or Master degree in Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, or Applied Economics.
• Demonstrated expertise in operating Risk Management Software and SAS Risk Management platforms for enterprise portfolios.
• Proficiency in leveraging Eikon, Capital Markets Platforms, and Bloomberg Terminal for advanced asset pricing and risk analytics.
• Strong command over Excel Macros & VBA, Python, or R for custom financial simulation scripting.
• Deep understanding of capital structure dynamics, debt financing instruments, and private equity valuation methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical aptitude with rigorous attention to detail and ability to translate complex data into clear strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills to interface effectively with portfolio company CFOs and external auditors.

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Benefits Included

• Attractive performance-linked bonuses tied directly to portfolio risk-adjusted returns and fund profitability milestones.
• Comprehensive medical insurance plan covering hospitalization, outpatient care, and wellness add-ons.
• Annual education grants for pursuing advanced risk management designations like FRM or PRM.
• Flexible work arrangements incorporating hybrid office-home schedules with state-of-the-art office infrastructure.
• Wellness allowances including gym memberships, nutritional counseling, and stress-reduction programs.
• Robust retirement contribution schemes alongside paid parental, bereavement, and medical leave packages.

A Day in the Life

You start your morning at 9:00 AM running portfolio exposure reports through specialized risk software. At 11:30 AM, you lead a technical alignment call with a portfolio company's finance lead regarding debt covenant headroom. Following lunch, you build a custom Monte Carlo simulation in Excel to evaluate interest rate risks. The afternoon concludes with presenting your risk dashboard findings to the fund manager.