Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to assess and manage investment and portfolio risks, support informed decision-making, and strengthen the organization's overall risk management framework. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and risk-quantification capabilities, with the ability to independently evaluate investment proposals, assess portfolio exposures, and communicate risk insights to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Independently assess investment proposals, transactions, and portfolio exposures from a risk perspective.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify key financial, market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risks.
- Evaluate the risk-return profile of proposed investments and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Develop and apply appropriate risk assessment and quantification methodologies for investment and portfolio decisions.
- Monitor portfolio risk exposures, limits, concentrations, and emerging risk indicators.
- Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to assess the potential impact of adverse market and business conditions.
- Identify emerging risks and proactively recommend mitigation strategies and appropriate risk controls.
- Review investment assumptions, financial models, and underlying data to validate key risk factors and sensitivities.
- Prepare detailed risk reports, dashboards, investment reviews, and management presentations for senior leadership.
- Engage regularly with the CFO, investment team, and other senior stakeholders to communicate risk findings and support decision-making.
- Challenge investment assumptions and risk positions constructively while maintaining an independent risk perspective.
- Establish and monitor risk limits, thresholds, escalation mechanisms, and governance processes.
- Support development and continuous improvement of the organization's investment and portfolio risk framework.
- Ensure risk assessments and investment decisions are appropriately documented and aligned with internal policies and governance requirements.
- Work closely with finance, investment, treasury, and business teams to obtain relevant information and resolve risk-related issues.
- Track mitigation actions and ensure timely closure of identified risk exposures.
- Stay updated on market developments, regulatory changes, economic trends, and emerging risks relevant to the investment portfolio.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 8-13 years of experience in Risk Management, Investment Risk, Portfolio Risk, Financial Risk, or a related function.
- Strong experience in investment and portfolio risk assessment.
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to independently evaluate complex investment proposals.
- Strong understanding of market, credit, liquidity, concentration, and investment risks.
- Experience with risk quantification, scenario analysis, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, investment analysis, valuation concepts, and financial models.
- Ability to interpret complex financial and portfolio data and convert analysis into actionable risk recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to engage confidently with CFO-level and senior investment stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex risk issues clearly to senior management.
- Strong judgment, problem-solving, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
- Experience in establishing or enhancing risk governance frameworks and risk reporting processes.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA / Master's degree in Finance, Risk Management, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent would be an advantage.
- Experience in an investment management, asset management, private equity, NBFC, banking, or financial services environment would be preferred.