Head of Risk Management (m/f/d)

HypoVereinsbank; Grünwald; On-site; EUR 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UniCredit Invest Alternatives GmbH seeks a senior Risk Manager to lead the Risk Management team with end-to-end responsibility for fund and KVG risk oversight. You will mentor the team, drive performance, allocate resources effectively and push for operational excellence within the Risk function.

You will oversee risk across asset classes, support growth and internationalization, shape risk policies, and contribute to a scalable risk platform.

Qualifications

• Experience leading risk management teams across fund/investment products.
• Strong oversight of risk across asset classes including liquidity, market, counterparty and valuation risks.
• Proven ability to drive automation and digitalization of risk tools and data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and operational management of the Risk Management team with end-to-end responsibility for fund and KVG risk management.
• Ensure effective risk oversight of the existing portfolio across relevant asset classes; support growth and internationalisation strategy.
• Lead risk assessment, design, launch and enhancement of new fund and investment products, incl. alternative strategies.
• Develop, maintain, adapt, and ensure regulatory-aligned Risk Management Framework, policies and risk inventory for all managed funds.
• Oversee liquidity, market, counterparty, operational and valuation risks with robust methodologies and escalation processes.
• Ensure timely internal risk reporting to senior management and boards and regulatory reporting (BaFin, Bundesbank, Annex IV).
• Act as independent Risk advisor in investment and acquisition processes and support management and investment teams.
• Drive automation and digitalization of Risk tools, models, data and workflows; contribute to scalable Risk platform.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

Regulatory reporting

Strategic planning

Team development

Job description

• Strategic and operational management of the Risk Management team with end-to-end responsibility for fund and KVG risk management of UniCredit Invest Alternatives GmbH, with a strong focus on leading, mentoring and developing the team, driving high performance, effective resource allocation and operational excellence within the Risk function.
• Ensure effective risk oversight of the existing portfolio across the relevant asset classes, while continuously developing the Risk function to support the future product, growth and internationalisation strategy of UCIA.
• Take a leading role in the risk assessment, design, launch and ongoing enhancement of new fund and investment products, particularly across alternative and increasingly liquid investment strategies.
• Develop, maintain, enhance and continuously adapt the Risk Management Framework, policies and risk inventory for all managed funds (AIFs and UCITS) and the KVG, ensuring consistency with regulatory requirements and the evolving business model.
• Oversee liquidity, market, counterparty, operational and valuation risks across various asset classes and ensure appropriate methodologies, limits, monitoring and escalation processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate internal risk reporting to senior management and boards as well as external regulatory reporting, including BaFin, Bundesbank and Annex IV requirements.
• Act as a key independent Risk advisor in investment and acquisition processes, providing well-founded risk assessments, challenge and recommendations to management and investment teams.
• Drive the further automation and digitalization of Risk Management tools, models, data and workflows and contribute to the development of a scalable Risk platform.