Investment Risk Manager - Real Estate

The Group Risk & Compliance function is headed by the Chief Risk Officer, who reports directly to the CFO. Working closely with the other governance functions, to identify risks and provide independent challenge and oversight.

The Group Risk & Compliance function consists of the specialist teams in the following areas:

• Investment Risk
• Enterprise Risk
• Credit Risk
• Insurance
• Compliance teams

Duties:
Leading the Investment Risk oversight for Real Estate.

• Analyse and challenge the Investment Risks and performance of Real Estate portfolios.
• Oversight of the first line, ensuring that risk controls and risk monitoring are fit for purpose, and that issues identified are resolved / escalated in a timely manner.
• Developing risk profiles and controls for new portfolios, and maintaining these for existing portfolios.
• Providing MI reporting and recommendations to Head of Investment Risk UK and Private Assets, Asset Class Head, Asset Class Risk Committees, and other committees / boards as appropriate.
• Ensuring risk exposures are stress tested in response to changing potential market scenarios.
• Performing ad hoc analysis and thematic reviews across portfolios and strategies to identify; emerging risks, sensitivity to forecast or potential market developments, exposure to particular market segments.
• Collaborate with the Real Estate business, other members of Group Investment Risk, and other stakeholders on risk based initiatives.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Graduate or relevant professional qualification
• Preferably more than three years of Real Estate and/or Private Asset industry experience, ideally in an investment risk role.
• Comfort with speaking up / providing challenge, whilst simultaneously managing internal relationships
• Proactive in taking ownership of risk initiatives and engaging with business partners across the company.