Risk Manager, Investment Risk

The Hartford; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Director of Market Risk Management to oversee risk across Structured Product and Real Estate portfolios, utilizing advanced analytics and AI tools. The role involves stress testing, market surveillance, and close collaboration with HIMCO investment teams to deliver nuanced risk insights.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of investment or market risk experience, a quantitative degree, and strong communication skills to present findings to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative discipline required; CFA or FRM preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in investment risk, market risk, credit risk, structured finance, real estate, or related analytical roles.
• Experience with AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, or automation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks of portfolios, perform stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Monitor and analyze risk across Structured Product and Real Estate portfolios.
• Develop repeatable risk assessment frameworks to identify drivers and downside risks.
• Enhance measurement, aggregation, reporting, and monitoring of exposures.
• Develop stress testing and scenario analyses for tail risk and asset performance.
• Conduct market surveillance and translate trends into portfolio insights.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve surveillance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with HIMCO investment teams to review risk assumptions and trends.
• Provide timely risk conclusions for market events and ad-hoc requests.
• Support scalable surveillance and reporting processes.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Ownership

Education

Quantitative discipline degree

Tools

Excel

Bloomberg

Intex

Trepp

BlackRock Aladdin

Tableau

R

VBA

Job description

Director, Market Risk Mgmt - VNE67R

We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

The Risk Manager, Investment Risk, will join the ALM, Credit and Market Risk team responsible for overseeing credit and market risks across The Hartford. This role provides independent risk management oversight of The Hartford's Structured Product and Real Estate portfolios, including public and private investments.

Responsibilities

• Assessing portfolio risks, developing forward-looking insights, performing stress testing and scenario analysis, evaluating aggregation and concentration risks, conducting market surveillance, and responding to ad-hoc requests.
• Monitor and analyze risk across The Hartford's Structured Product and Real Estate portfolios, including public and private investments.
• Develop and maintain repeatable risk assessment frameworks to identify key drivers, deteriorating trends, concentrations, and downside risks.
• Enhance measurement, aggregation, reporting, and monitoring of Structured Product and real estate exposures.
• Develop and maintain stress testing and scenario analysis to assess tail risk, collateral sensitivity, asset performance, and correlated risks.
• Conduct market surveillance and research to identify emerging risks and translate trends into forward-looking portfolio insights.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools, analytics, and automation to improve surveillance, research efficiency, and early-warning indicators.
• Partner with Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) investment teams and business partners to share risk insights, review assumptions that impact market risk analytics, and discuss portfolio risks and trends.
• Respond to market events, senior leader requests, and ad-hoc analyses with clear, timely investment risk conclusions.
• Support scalable surveillance, reporting, and analytical processes that improve consistency, efficiency, and transparency.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and review of analyst work to support high-quality risk analysis, reporting, and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience at a rating agency or in an investment risk, market risk, credit risk, structured finance, real estate, or a related analytical role; portfolio management or rating agency experience preferred.
• Proficiency with analytical tools and market data platforms such as Excel, Bloomberg, Intex, Trepp, BlackRock Aladdin, Tableau, R, VBA, or similar tools.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics, or automation preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with senior leaders and key business partners.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable conclusions.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including structured finance cash flow analysis, real estate risk assessment, and stress testing.
• Solid understanding of fixed income markets, structured products, commercial real estate, and investment risk drivers.
• Demonstrates curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and ownership.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Degree in a quantitative discipline required; professional designations such as CFA or FRM preferred.

About the Firm

HIMCO is the asset management arm of The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. HIMCO is an insurance asset manager with approximately $120 billion in assets under management across the public fixed income, equity, and private markets (as of March 31, 2026). The firm manages assets on behalf of The Hartford, as well as insurance, sub-advisory and other institutional clients.

As a condition of your employment for HIMCO, you will be required to affirm to HIMCO's Code of Ethics and understand that you will be required to comply with the disclosure of accounts, holdings and pre-clearance of trades for the accounts of you and your household family members as more fully described in the Code of Ethics Key Points. If you will be deemed to be a "Covered Associate" under HIMCO's Pay to Play Policy, you will also need to disclose all political contributions that you have given within the past 2 calendar years.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees.

• $121,360 - $182,040
• Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition.

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