Associate Director Risk- Alternative Investments

The role holder will be expected to take a proactive, independent role in shaping, enhancing, and embedding the firm’s risk management framework across all business areas. Beyond maintaining existing processes, the individual will be expected to challenge, refine, and design improvements to ensure risk management remains robust, scalable, and aligned to FCA and AIFMD requirements. This role requires a self-starter with strong initiative who can operate with autonomy, anticipate risks arising from growth and regulatory change, and partner effectively with senior management to drive a strong risk culture that is aligned with the needs of the business.

Key responsibilities / accountabilities

• Take ownership of the Enterprise Risk Management framework, ensuring it is not only up to date but also continuously improved to reflect the growth and complexity of the business.
• Proactively identify gaps and design new processes to strengthen risk identification, monitoring, and reporting.
• Partner with the Senior Management Team to embed a consistent approach to risk ownership across the business.
• Lead preparation of concise, insightful risk reporting for the Board and other entity boards; innovate and enhance reporting formats to ensure clear communication of emerging and strategic risks.
• Manage the quarterly AIFMD Risk Reporting process, including coordination, analysis, and presentation of data; drive improvements in the quality and consistency of risk information provided to the Committee.
• Collaborate with the Head of Compliance and Head of Compliance (Ireland) to ensure investment risks (e.g. liquidity, counterparty, stress testing) are effectively captured and escalated.
• Proactively identify new risks arising from acquisitions, new products, or regulatory change, and develop appropriate monitoring processes.
• Lead risk workstreams on projects, including acquisitions, new systems, and regulatory initiatives; act as a change agent, building and refining risk tools and processes to keep pace with the firm’s strategic growth.
• Anticipate regulatory developments, particularly in ESG, and design frameworks to integrate them into the business; ensure ESG risks are fully documented, monitored, and incorporated into overall risk management.
• Partner with the business to ensure compliance with regulatory capital and IFPR requirements, embedding them into wider risk frameworks.
• Lead the Incidents and Breaches Committee, ensuring accurate reporting and resolution of any incidents or breaches identified.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Investment Management

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