Strategic Head of Investment Risk – Credit & Structured

Page Executive; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking a Head of Investment Risk - Credit Products to lead risk oversight across credit portfolios, with a focus on structured credit, private credit, leveraged loans and high-yield investments. You will partner with Portfolio Managers on portfolio construction, asset allocation, risk positioning, and develop risk frameworks, analytics, and models to support informed decision-making.

The role requires independent risk perspectives for senior stakeholders and collaboration

Responsibilities

• Lead investment risk oversight across credit portfolios, with focus on structured credit, private credit, leveraged loans and high-yield investments
• Partner with Portfolio Managers on portfolio construction, asset allocation, and risk positioning
• Identify and assess emerging portfolio, credit, market, and liquidity risks
• Develop and implement portfolio-level risk frameworks, analytics, and models
• Evaluate individual positions and overall portfolios across concentration, volatility, correlations and other risk factors
• Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to assess portfolio vulnerabilities
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators, thresholds, and portfolio risk metrics
• Monitor macroeconomic, credit, and market developments and assess their potential portfolio impact
• Provide independent risk perspectives and recommendations to Portfolio Managers and senior stakeholders
• Support risk analysis for new products, investment strategies, and complex securities
• Work with large datasets to identify trends, concentrations, and actionable portfolio insights
• Develop and present clear, actionable risk analysis to senior management
• Partner across investment, trading, research, technology, and control functions
• Manage and develop junior members of the risk team

Job description

Page Executive is seeking a Head of Investment Risk - Credit Products to lead risk oversight across credit portfolios, with a focus on structured credit, private credit, leveraged loans and high-yield investments. You will partner with Portfolio Managers on portfolio construction, asset allocation, risk positioning, and develop risk frameworks, analytics, and models to support informed decision-making.

The role requires independent risk perspectives for senior stakeholders and collaboration