Risk Associate (Alternatives / Asset Management)

Risk Associate / Analyst (Alternatives / Asset Management)

Up to £70,000 depending on experience, plus excellent bonus and benefits

City of London, hybrid working

Candidates will ideally have around three years of experience in an all-round risk role, or be a strong graduate with internship or placement experience in risk.

A specialist investment manager focused on alternative and real asset strategies across private and public markets is looking for a Risk Associate / Analyst to join its risk team. The firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors, wealth managers, family offices, charities and endowments, and continues to grow.

This is a generalist role. You will work across counterparty, credit, operational and portfolio risk rather than sitting on a single desk, which makes it a good move for someone who wants broad exposure to how risk is managed across a growing investment business. Many of the assets sit outside conventional markets, so you will regularly deal with risk questions that have no ready-made answer. We are looking for someone curious, who wants to understand how the business works and asks why.

Please note this is not a desk-based investment risk role. The focus is on monitoring, reporting and control across the whole firm.

Key Responsibilities of the Risk Associate / Analyst to include:

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting: produce and maintain regular risk reporting for management and committees, covering portfolio, counterparty, credit and operational risk across both listed and private strategies.
• Portfolio Risk: monitor investment risk exposures and limits, including listed equity portfolios, and flag issues to senior risk colleagues.
• Counterparty & Credit Risk: assess and monitor counterparty and credit exposures, supporting reviews and escalating concerns where needed.
• Operational Risk: handle operational incidents from logging through to root cause analysis and remediation, and support the risk register and control testing.
• Regulatory Capital: support regulatory capital calculations and reporting, working with finance and compliance.
• Stakeholder Support: work with investment, operations, finance and compliance teams so that risk is understood and built into day-to-day decisions.
• Framework Development: help improve risk policies, processes and reporting tools as the business and its range of strategies grow.

Requirements for the successful Risk Associate / Analyst:

• Around three years of experience in an all-round risk role, covering a mix of credit, counterparty, operational and portfolio risk, ideally within asset management, investment management or financial services.
• Graduates with internship or placement experience in risk will also be considered. We are open on seniority and will shape the role around the right person.
• A good understanding of risk reporting and the regulatory environment for investment managers, including regulatory capital.
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail, with confidence working in Excel and comfort with data.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to raise issues with investment professionals and senior colleagues.
• A curious, proactive approach and a genuine interest in alternative investments.

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