Chief Investment Risk & Portfolio Optimization Lead

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Arootah, a talent solutions firm serving the alternative investment industry, seeks a Chief Risk Officer in Dubai to lead risk management across hedge funds and family offices. You will oversee risk policy, measurement, and reporting, guiding portfolio decisions and governance.

The role requires a BS/BA in a quantitative field, 8+ years as a CRO, and strong experience with BarraOne, Aladdin, or FactSet, plus programming in R/Python.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in a quantitative discipline (Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, etc.)
• 8+ years of experience as a Chief Risk Officer at a hedge fund, family office, or investment management firm
• 3-5 years of additional experience in risk management, trading, portfolio management, or data science
• Proficiency with risk analysis applications such as MSCI BarraOne, Blackrock Aladdin, or FactSet
• Strong quantitative/statistical knowledge and ability to work with SQL or Access
• Proven programming skills in R, MATLAB, Python, VBA, or C#
• Deep knowledge of market risk methodologies including VaR, stress, and sensitivity analysis
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance to Hedge Fund and Family Office clients regarding investment and portfolio management risk
• Develop realistic monthly action plans and break goals into actionable steps
• Implement policies, procedures, and control measures for risk management
• Analyze portfolio and investment risk using quantitative models and stress tests across various asset classes
• Perform market and credit risk reporting, including VaR, stress loss, and liquidity risk
• Monitor exposures, utilization against limits, and P&L arising from market moves
• Create and run optimization models to guide Portfolio Managers in allocation decisions
• Design and generate periodic risk reports for senior management and stakeholders
• Measure, monitor, and independently assess risks in investment activities and elevate concerns
• Help develop ESG metrics monitoring

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Risk measurement

Programming (R/Python)

SQL/Access

VaR/Stress analysis

Market risk methodologies

Risk software (BarraOne/Aladdin/Fact-­

Education

BS/BA in quantitative field

Tools

MSCI BarraOne

BlackRock Aladdin

FactSet

Job description

Arootah, a talent solutions firm serving the alternative investment industry, seeks a Chief Risk Officer in Dubai to lead risk management across hedge funds and family offices. You will oversee risk policy, measurement, and reporting, guiding portfolio decisions and governance.

The role requires a BS/BA in a quantitative field, 8+ years as a CRO, and strong experience with BarraOne, Aladdin, or FactSet, plus programming in R/Python.