Front Office Risk Manager, Private Assets

Leading UK Asset Manager seeking a Front Office Risk Manager to join London office, working closely with their Private Assets business.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the team to ensure that risk registers are up to date and accurate, support the ongoing RCSA cycle.
• Develop new control framework in line with the Private Assets business strategy and applicable regulations and own the ongoing testing & reporting of the model.
• Perform control assurance testing, including key reports testing, in accordance with plan and framework.
• Root cause analysis on risk events, ensuring the appropriate corrective and preventative actions are identified and implemented on a timely basis.
• Building process maps showing key controls and used to identify any additional control requirements. Contribute to key policy changes.
• Represent the Front Office Property team in assignment to key projects from an operational risk perspective.
• Provide oversight, engagement and support on internal and external audits.
• Produce risk management information to key internal / external stakeholders and committees.

Skills/ Experience Required

• Front office Risk experience in a buyside environment preferred.
• Comfortable with Risk frameworks, RCSA, Business Partnering, Risk Events
• Experience and understanding of Alternatives sector and typical structures used to hold private assets.
• Strong collaborator, able to work with different teams and support the business proactively.
• Understanding and commitment to risk management and change management best practice.