Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst, Risk and Valuation

About the Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst, Risk and Valuation Role at Clearwater Analytics

Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst to join our Risk & Valuation team in Bengaluru, India. This on-site role focuses on supporting hedge fund clients. It is a hands-on position that bridges product, software development, and client success. You will collaborate closely with experienced analysts, developers, and client teams to enhance and support analytics within the Enfusion by CWAN system, an industry-leading OEMS/PMS platform known for its extensive risk and valuation capabilities.

In this role, you will be instrumental in the design, validation, and enhancement of risk and pricing analytics, as well as trade capture processes. Your primary goal will be ensuring that analytics are accurate and relevant for complex hedge fund portfolios, covering a wide range of assets including 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 assist 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.

Key skills/competency

• Quantitative Analysis
• Risk Management
• Financial Modeling
• Valuation Methodologies
• Derivatives Pricing
• Hedge Fund Strategies
• SQL/Database Skills
• Python/Java
• Market Data Analysis
• Scenario Analysis