Investment Risk Manager - #2192921

Investment Risk Manager | Leading Investment Management Firm

Meraki Talent is partnering with a leading investment management firm to recruit an experienced Investment Risk Manager into its Investment Risk, Analytics & Research function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an investment risk professional who enjoys working closely with investment teams, challenging portfolio construction decisions and delivering meaningful insight that influences investment outcomes.

Operating within an independent second-line function with a front-office mindset, the successful candidate will play an important role in providing investment-relevant analysis, oversight and constructive challenge across a range of investment strategies, with a particular opportunity to support Emerging Markets portfolios.

The Opportunity

• Provide independent investment risk oversight and constructive challenge to portfolio managers and investment teams.
• Analyse portfolio construction, concentration, factor exposures, market behaviour and emerging investment risks.
• Deliver insightful research, scenario analysis and bespoke reporting that supports investment decision-making.
• Work directly with senior investment professionals, challenging investment assumptions and contributing to portfolio discussions.
• Support the development of analytical tools, automation and AI-enabled workflows to enhance investment risk capabilities.
• Present findings to investment teams, senior stakeholders, committees and governance forums.
• Contribute to the development and mentoring of junior analysts.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience within investment risk, portfolio analysis, quantitative research, portfolio construction or a closely related investment discipline.
• An understanding of financial markets, investment strategies, portfolio theory and risk modelling.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including Python, SQL or equivalent technologies.
• Practical experience using AI and automation to improve analytical processes.
• Confidence engaging with and constructively challenging senior investment professionals.
• The ability to translate complex investment data into clear, commercially relevant insights.
• Exposure to Emerging Markets, particularly Asia-Pacific and China equities, would be advantageous.
• Experience with factor risk models, scenario analysis or performance attribution would be beneficial.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is not a traditional investment risk reporting position.

The role offers genuine exposure to investment decision-makers, the opportunity to influence portfolio construction and the freedom to undertake forward-looking research that adds real value.

You'll join a progressive, analytically focused function that is embracing AI and automation to move beyond routine reporting towards deeper investment insight and more effective decision-making.