Associate Director - Investment Risk

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos BeathChapman partners with a premier investment organisation to recruit an Associate Director - Investment Risk. This is a high-growth role offering significant career potential.

Based in Sydney with hybrid working options, you will provide independent review and challenge across a diversified portfolio, prepare risk opinions, and collaborate with investment teams on complex debt, equity and partnerships. You will help shape risk frameworks and governance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in investment risk, institutional credit, commercial banking, private credit or project finance.
• Strong credit and financial analysis skills.
• Experience assessing complex lending or investment transactions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent review and challenge across a diverse portfolio of investments.
• Assess transactions, prepare risk opinions, and review due diligence findings.
• Contribute to portfolio monitoring and risk management activities.
• Support development of risk frameworks within a growing investment environment.

Skills

Credit analysis

Investment risk

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Job description

Associate Director - Investment Risk

High Growth Business with Unlimited Career Potential

Circa $200K

Ethos BeathChapman is partnering with a highly regarded investment organisation experiencing significant growth and expansion. With a substantial investment mandate and a genuine focus on supporting Australian industry, innovation and long-term economic development, our client is building a market-leading investment platform and is seeking an experienced risk professional to join its growing Investment Risk team.

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Investment Risk, you will provide independent review and challenge across a diverse portfolio of debt, equity and partnership investments. Working closely with investment teams, you will assess transactions, prepare investment risk opinions, review due diligence findings and contribute to ongoing portfolio monitoring and risk management activities. This role offers exposure to complex transactions, senior stakeholders and the opportunity to help shape risk frameworks within a growing investment environment.

About You

You will bring:

• 8+ years' experience in investment risk, institutional credit, commercial banking, private credit or project finance
• Strong credit and financial analysis skills
• Experience assessing complex lending or investment transactions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Exposure to project finance, SME lending, venture capital or private markets will be highly regarded
• Experience across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure or energy-related sectors is advantageous

What's on Offer

Join a high-growth organisation with an ambitious investment agenda

• Exposure to complex, high-value transactions
• Work alongside experienced investment and risk professionals
• Opportunity to influence a developing risk function
• Sydney,Melbourne, Brisbane or Canberra locations with flexible working arrangements

Contact

For a confidential discussion, please contact Matt Quinn at Ethos BeathChapman.

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