Head of Investment Risk

About Patria

Patria is a leading alternative investment firm with 36 years of experience, specializing in key resilient sectors. Our distinctive approach combines insights from investment leaders, sector experts, and company managers, all supported by extensive local and global knowledge. Leveraging over US$50 billion in assets and a strong global presence, we deliver attractive, consistent returns by crafting unique, long‑term investment opportunities for our clients and building a lasting legacy in the regions we serve.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Head of Investment Risk to lead global investment‑risk oversight across our alternative investment platform. This is a senior leadership role responsible for building a consistent risk framework across regions and strategies, providing independent challenges to investment teams, and delivering clear, actionable risk insights to senior management and governance committees. The role includes co‑chairing the Risk Committee, supporting investor due diligence and client reporting, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, including assuming a UK Senior Management Function (SMF) role.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead global investment‑risk oversight across Patria’s asset classes.
• Build a consistent investment‑risk framework across regions and strategies.
• Monitor portfolio risk by fund, asset class, sector, geography, currency, and counterparty.
• Provide independent risk input for new investments and investment committees.
• Track key risks across Infrastructure, Credit, Real Estate, Private Equity, Public Equities, and GPMS.
• Oversee concentration, liquidity, valuation, credit, market, FX, and counterparty risk.
• Partner with Finance and Valuation teams on private‑asset valuation review.
• Design and implement Risk systems and processes.
• Produce concise risk dashboards for senior management and governance committees.
• Escalate material risk issues early and clearly.
• Support investor due diligence, DDQs, LPAC materials, and risk‑related client reporting.
• Help embed risk review into new products, funds, SMAs, and platform acquisitions.
• Build and lead a high‑performing global investment‑risk team.
• Co‑Chair the Risk Committee.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable regulations.
• Assume UK SMF role.

Requirements

• 10+ years in investment risk.
• Strong experience in alternative investments with direct exposure to private markets, covering Patria's asset classes (private credit, infrastructure, real estate, private equity, etc.).
• Proven ability to challenge senior investment professionals.
• Experience building risk frameworks, dashboards, limits, and escalation processes.
• Experience working across multiple regions and regulatory environments.
• Latin America, emerging markets, or cross‑border investment experience preferred.
• Prior team leadership experience required.
• Familiarity with private‑asset valuation methods.
• Ability to review credit memos, investment committee papers, and valuation materials.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, Bloomberg, eFront, iLEVEL, or similar tools preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA, CFA, FRM, CAIA, or similar credential preferred.
• English fluency required; Portuguese and / or Spanish welcomed.

Diversity

At Patria we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other protected class. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination on any of the grounds in relevant laws. All our employment practices are solely based on individual merit and our organization’s needs at the time.