Portfolio Monitoring Manager
Career Launch AI
New York, NY
Portfolio Monitoring Manager
Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time
Estimated Compensation:
$140,000 – $185,000 total annual compensation (varies by employer)
About This Posting
This job description represents a sample Portfolio Monitoring Manager position commonly found through the Career Launch AI Talent Network. It is intended to help job seekers understand the responsibilities and qualifications typically associated with roles focused on ongoing portfolio oversight, risk monitoring, exposure tracking, and performance surveillance.
Actual openings may vary based on employer needs, asset class focus (e.g., equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives, private markets), investment strategy, and portfolio complexity.
For more information on the Career Launch AI Talent Network, visit:
https://www.careerlaunch.ai/
Position Overview
Portfolio Monitoring Managers are responsible for continuously overseeing portfolio positions, exposures, and risk metrics to ensure alignment with investment guidelines, mandates, and risk tolerances. The role blends analytical rigor, market awareness, and operational discipline to support portfolio managers and risk teams.
These roles often involve close collaboration with portfolio managers, risk management, investment operations, compliance, and analytics teams.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor portfolio positions, exposures, and concentrations across strategies and asset classes
Track daily P&L, risk metrics, and performance drivers
Identify breaches, anomalies, and emerging risks relative to guidelines and limits
Support real-time and periodic portfolio monitoring processes
Develop and maintain monitoring dashboards, reports, and analytical tools
Conduct scenario analysis, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis
Partner with portfolio managers to assess portfolio changes and risk implications
Coordinate with risk, compliance, and operations teams to ensure data accuracy and controls
Prepare daily, weekly, and ad-hoc monitoring reports for senior management
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field
Strong understanding of portfolio construction, risk metrics, and investment strategies
Experience or coursework in portfolio monitoring, risk management, or investment analytics (preferred but not required)
Strong quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail
Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Python, R, SQL, or portfolio/risk systems is a plus
Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, time-sensitive environments
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Strong interest in portfolio management, risk oversight, and capital markets
About the Career Launch AI Talent Network
The Career Launch AI Talent Network helps job seekers pursue opportunities similar to this role through:
Skills-based role matching
Resume and profile optimization
Guidance on outreach to portfolio monitoring and risk teams
Interview preparation for portfolio oversight, risk, and analytics roles
To learn more or express interest in portfolio monitoring and investment risk roles, visit:
https://www.careerlaunch.ai/