Head of Investment Risk - Credit Products

New York, New York Permanent USD350,000 - USD675,000 per year View Job Description
This individual will provide independent, forward-looking risk insight across portfolios, combining deep credit expertise with quantitative portfolio analysis. The successful candidate will have significant buy-side risk experience and the ability to translate complex portfolio and market dynamics into actionable recommendations for investment professionals and senior management.
  • Develop and enhance Investment Risk function at growing platform
  • Partner with PM's to develop portfolio construction and advise on emerging risks

About Our Client

Well-established global financial institution, located in Midtown, NY.

Job Description

  • Lead investment risk oversight across credit portfolios, with particular focus on structured credit, private credit, leveraged loans and high-yield investments
  • Partner closely with Portfolio Managers on portfolio construction, asset allocation, and risk positioning
  • Identify and assess emerging portfolio, credit, market, and liquidity risks
  • Develop and implement portfolio-level risk frameworks, analytics, and models
  • Evaluate individual positions and overall portfolios across measures including concentration, volatility, correlations and other key risk factors
  • Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to assess portfolio vulnerabilities
  • Develop and monitor key risk indicators, thresholds, and portfolio risk metrics
  • Monitor macroeconomic, credit, and market developments and assess their potential portfolio impact
  • Provide independent risk perspectives and recommendations to Portfolio Managers and senior stakeholders
  • Support risk analysis for new products, investment strategies, and complex or difficult-to-value securities
  • Work with large datasets to identify trends, concentrations, and other meaningful portfolio insights
  • Develop and present clear, actionable risk analysis to senior management
  • Partner across investment, trading, research, technology, and control functions
  • Manage and develop junior members of the risk team

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant



  • 10+ years of relevant investment, portfolio, or financial risk experience, ideally within an asset manager, hedge fund, pension fund, insurance investment platform, or other buy-side environment
  • Strong experience evaluating credit portfolios, including meaningful exposure to structured credit
  • Knowledge of products such as ABS, CMBS, CLOs, private credit, leveraged loans, and high-yield bonds
  • Strong understanding of portfolio construction, asset allocation, and investment risk management
  • Experience with portfolio risk analytics, including stress testing, VaR, correlations, concentration analysis, and related risk measures
  • Ability to identify emerging risks and communicate their potential impact to investment professionals and senior stakeholders
  • Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities
  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, Bloomberg, and Excel
  • Experience presenting sophisticated risk analysis to senior decision-makers
  • Prior experience managing or mentoring junior team members preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, mathematics, risk management, business analytics or a related discipline



What's on Offer

All-in compensation ranging from $300,000 - $675,000.

Contact
Lauren VanManen
Quote job ref
JN-052025-6733439

Job summary

Sector
Financial Services
Sub Sector
Risk Management
Industry
Financial Services
Where
New York
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lauren VanManen
Job Reference
JN-052025-6733439
 

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