Head of Investment Risk, 1st Line

The Company is seeking a Head of Investment Risk to develop and strengthen its portfolio risk capability. The role will provide independent analysis and challenge to investment teams, covering portfolio exposures, concentration, volatility, correlations, diversification, factor risks, and performance against benchmarks and mandates. Responsibilities include enhancing value-at-risk, scenario analysis, stress testing, dashboards, reporting, controls, and escalation processes. The successful candidate will work with investment, research, data, technology, and risk colleagues, advise senior leaders, and initially provide technical guidance to a junior risk professional. Candidates should bring substantial experience in investment, portfolio, market risk, or quantitative portfolio analytics, gained in a sophisticated investment environment. Strong quantitative skills and knowledge of multi-asset portfolios, equities, fixed income, and alternative or less-liquid investments are required. Experience building or improving risk analytics, reporting, controls, or oversight frameworks is important, along with the ability to interrogate portfolio data and communicate insights to senior investment professionals. Strong Excel skills are required; familiarity with portfolio risk tools and experience with Python, Power BI, or similar technologies are advantageous.