VP - Risk Manager

We are partnered with an Alternative Asset Manager, who are in search for a VP Risk professional to join the team in London.

My client is a market-leading Alternative UCITS funds platform that brings the best of the alternative investment universe to the regulated and liquid UCITS marketplace!

You will be paid a competitive salary with the entitlement to an exceptional performance related bonus (up to 50%) & first-class pension scheme, while receiving other exceptional range of benefits. Hybrid working is also on offer!

You must be a financial risk professional (investment, market, liquidity or credit) that comes from an asset management background and an expert on risk management requirements under UCITS and AIFMD, including knowledge of VaR and Commitment approach methodologies.

Examples of responsibilities to expect:

• Provide high quality analysis on investment risks associated with multi- asset classes & different fund strategies.
• Establish & monitor key risk indicators (KRIs)
• Review the company's risk management policies and procedures, under UCITS and AIFMD
• Analyse new fund portfolios and provide advice on their suitability.
• Provide expert advice on risk management requirements under UCITS and AIFMD, including knowledge of VaR.

Candidate Requirements:

• 6+ years of financial risk experience (investment risk or market risk or liquidity risk or credit risk) within the asset management space.
• Experience in dealing with & strong knowledge of UCITS and AIFMD.
• Experience in project work within the risk function e.g. fund onboarding, regulatory requirements project, risk modelling project
• Strong knowledge of VaR.
• Experience with risk analytical systems (e.g. RiskMetrics, Bloomberg, FactSet etc.),
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence management and to lead and work collaboratively across teams

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please contact me on 02080766934 / deem.napattaloong@markssattin.com