Investment Risk Manager

1 month ago

London Area, United Kingdom Insight Investment Full time

Insight Investment is looking for an Investment Risk Manager to join the Investment Risk team in London. Working within an experienced and dynamic team, the successful candidate will be comfortable interacting with an array of senior stakeholders within the firm; providing opinion, influence, and challenge to the first line of the business to add value to the firm and help to safeguard client assets.


The role seeks to provide and monitor risk information in a timely manner; ensuring that data produced is accurate, relevant, and reliable. Furthermore, the role provides the opportunity to assist with the development of global analytics systems that are used throughout the firm.


Role Responsibilities

  • Analysis & evaluation of key risks - both in the context of portfolios, potential new mandates, and key exposures in isolation
  • Escalation of monitoring breaches to line management, fund managers, client directors, operations staff, or system support as appropriate
  • Being proactive in the pursuit of improving data quality and modelling approaches within analytics systems to improve the quantification of portfolio risks
  • Track and manage certain regular and ad-hoc client reporting requests, as well as meet with Clients on risk related matters from time to time
  • Review and validate proposed pricing &/or risk modelling changes and ensure relevant documentation and approvals have been completed. A creative approach is required as the firm continues to develop new business strategies/solutions
  • Testing of risk analytics systems, ensuring that all risk exposures are visible, controllable, and intuitive
  • Collateral resiliency testing and counterparty risk control, building out reporting and control design
  • Respond to/investigate enquiries/issues, developing ad hoc analysis/modelling when required
  • Providing support and assistance to the line manager and to the broader Investment Risk team


Experience Required

  • Relevant experience in a risk role within either the insurance, investment banking or asset management industry is necessary, and some exposure to liability driven investing is desirable, but not essential
  • Strong mathematical knowledge obtained through undergraduate degree (or higher) in a STEM subject or Economics
  • A working understanding of financial markets and product modelling - in particular Fixed Income instruments
  • Very good problem solving, and analytical skills are required
  • A working knowledge of UCITS and/or AIFMD would be beneficial
  • Needs to be able to succinctly explain complex concepts and data to multi-disciplinary audiences


Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at TalentAcquisition@InsightInvestment.com


About Insight Investment

Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.


Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: www.insightinvestment.com

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