Chief Risk Officer

INOKS Capital is a Swiss, FINMA-authorised impact asset manager offering collective investment schemes alongside segregated mandates. We have been active for almost two decades, our mission is to finance the growth of sustainable agri-food value chains through customised funding solutions, benefit ting investors, investees, and local communities. We contribute to the strengthening of sustainable food systems worldwide, by investing in companies whose products and services help address poverty reduction, food security, environmental quality, and women empowerment.

We aim to be the leading asset manager in providing impact investing opportunities using our proprietary Impact Framework.

To date INOKS Capital has deployed over USD 7.5 bn, supported 150 + companies and the funds we manage have a 20-year track record. Alternative credit strategies are warranting investors' attention as they offer attractive returns while maintaining a low correlation to traditional asset classes. Investing in sustainable food and agriculture systems, can especially provide resilience to investors' portfolios.

The Chief Risk Officer is responsible for leading the firm's enterprise risk, governance and regulatory oversight framework across all business activities and legal entities. The role ensures that risk management, internal control and compliance arrangements remain effective, proportionate and aligned with the firm's strategy, regulatory obligations and risk appetite.

The Chief Risk Officer acts as a senior independent control function, provides credible challenge to executive management, and serves as a primary point of contact with relevant regulatory authorities, in particular FINMA, CSSF and CIMA.

• Lead and continuously enhance the company's Governance, Risk, Compliance and Internal Control frameworks, ensuring they are robust, effective and aligned with Board-approved policies.
• Monitor the effectiveness of key risk controls and ensure the firm operates within its approved risk appetite and tolerance levels.
• Establish clear escalation, reporting and remediation processes for material risk and control issues.
• Develop and oversee qualitative and quantitative risk reporting for Senior Management, the Board and relevant committees.
• Provide clear, timely and decision-oriented risk insights across all material risk types (operational, financial, investment, liquidity, counter party, regulatory and reputational).
• Support the definition, review and articulation of the company's risk appetite, together with the related operating, financial and organisational assumptions.
• Ensure that the company's activities comply with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and professional standards, and coordinate interactions with supervisory authorities (including FINMA, CSSF and CIMA).
• Act as an independent and trusted adviser to the CEO, CFO, Board and committees, challenging strategic decisions, new activities, investment processes and governance arrangements.
• Design and maintain appropriate governance structures, committee charters, reporting lines and decision‑making protocols, and confirm the adequacy of investment and oversight processes from a risk perspective.
• Promote a strong risk culture, ethics and integrity across the organisation and partner effectively with regulators, auditors, investors and other external stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Law, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Quantitative Sciences, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in risk management, compliance, audit or governance are considered a strong advantage.
• 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in a senior risk, compliance, control or governance role.
• Proven track record in banking, asset management, family office, alternative investments, structured finance or global commodity trading environments.
• Strong experience interacting with regulators, auditors, boards and senior executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build, formalise and enhance enterprise-wide risk frameworks in international and regulated businesses.
• Fluent English and French are mandatory.
• Additional languages are an asset.