Risk Manager Investment Public and Private Markets recruitment

Risk Manager – Investment

Nicola Beer - Investment Banking, Asset Management and Private Equity Related Recruitment  Job Purpose    Investment Risk

Job Summary

8-10 years exposure in Investment Risk.  Market, ALM, Treasury, Enterprise,  Risk Management is Critical exposure within Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate, Knowledge of Fixed Income FX/ Capital Markets. Tier one firm.

Job Required Experience and Education

• Critical is understanding of COSO ERM framework and the ability to apply it within Public markets Fixed Income, Money markets, Private Equity, real estate and Infrastructure Investments

• An overall experience of 8-10 years within either similar industry or practice is a must.

• The candidate would have spent the last 3-5 years of the total experience in a managerial role and would have lead a small team of 2 staff minimum of lower grades.

• Strong understanding in investments both private and public market, real estate investment, infrastructure investment

• Understanding of the risk management concept in relation to Investments.

• International work Experience preferred

• Bachelor's degree with majors in investment or similar fields.

• Professional qualification preferably CFA or similar fields.  

• Management of Junior Staff

Unless you match all of the above criteria we will not be able to consider you for this role.

Job description and Operating Environment

• The position will work with the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer in order to ensure that the investment team fully understand the proposed risk management framework. This will involve providing all investment staff with adequate training on the risk management and relevant standards.

• Understand the current business procedures adopted in investment and provide recommendations on how ERM framework can be included in the procedures. This includes reviewing the full investment cycle for both public and provides and decides on the risk management process to embed in the current processes.

• Work closely with the investment team to ensure that all investments at any stage are risk assessed. This will include ensuring that the risk management department reviews all investment documents and share their views at all stages of the investment cycle on time.

•• Undertake the full exercise of risk identification, evaluation, mitigation and ensue that the risks are reflected in the concerned departments risk register and the risk profile is updated regularly.

• Maintain the investment functions risk register and continuously follow up on all agreed action items.  

Communication and Working Relationships

• Provides technical advice on matters relating to investment and risk to staff as directed, annually updates job descriptions of reporting staff; completes staff evaluations for his own team only.

• Assist staff in understanding and using relevant tools relating to investment risk management; conducts regular staff presentations and trainings.  

Framework, Boundaries and Decision Making

• Make recommendations of matters related to investment risk to CRCO

• Reviews VaR and similar assessment the investment team prepare and advices of his views to the CRCO.

Apply in confidence, Critical in this job is:

• COSO ERM framework Knowledge, Risk exposure to Public markets Fixed Income, Money markets, Private Equity, real estate and Infrastructure Investments.

• 8-10years within either similar industry or practice is a must, with 3-5 years of the total experience in a managerial role investment role

• Strong understanding in investments both private and public

• Worked for an international firm in the region or internationally  

• CFA or similar fields.  

Function                 Investment Risk Management and Compliance

Reports to              Chief Risk and Compliance Officer (CRCO)

Direct Reports        3 junior staff