Job Description
Head of Investment Risk, Private Markets
The role will provide independent challenge to ensure that investment positions and risk taken are consistent with client’s expectation and risk tolerance, and provide appropriate risk measurement and management methods, risk appetite setting for credit, market and liquidity risks, metrics and tolerances, scenario analysis and stress testing and reporting to the relevant Management and Board Risk Committees.
The Investment Risk team is responsible for:
- Providing specialist guidance, advice and oversight of Investment Risks.
- Supporting the business to make effective risk based decisions through the use of scenario analysis and stress testing, data analytics, portfolio risk reporting and insights, including evaluation of emerging risks.
- Provide independent oversight and challenge
- Leading training and communication strategies to drive a cultural change and uplift of risk management capability across the business.
This position requires a knowledgeable risk management professional with extensive experience of managing investment risks in a private markets fund management firm and a comprehensive understanding of appropriate tools, systems, techniques and methodologies used to measure and report on risk.
Experience required:
- Minimum 10 years of investment risk management experience, gained in Investment Management, including detailed understanding and experience of risk identification, assessment, and continuous monitoring for listed securities and illiquid markets.
- In particular, Infrastructure Equity and Private Equity transactionary experience
- Demonstrable experience in sustainability risks is an advantage.
- Significant experience in a senior role within the finance industry (preferably funds management and preferably global).
- Proven track record of implementation of strategic change initiatives, delivery success and service excellence.
Bruin is an independent recruitment consultancy with an exclusive focus on the financial and professional services sector.
Bruin is preferred supplier to the world's leading institutions who value our boutique apporach, our Consultants' in depth knowledge, and our award winning diversity and inclusion services.
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Acturial; Broking, Underwriting & Claims; Change Management & Technology; Compliance; Credit & Risk Management; Finance & Accountancy; HR & Secretarial; Investment & Middle Office; Legal; Operations; Pensions & Employee Benefits; Sales & Marketing
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As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons - men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.
We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry.
Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.