Equity Risk Manager

Location: London

Sector: Asset Management / Hedge Fund / Investment Management

Experience

Required:

10+ Years

Reporting To: Head of Risk / Chief Risk Officer

We are partnering with a leading buy‑side investment firm seeking an experienced Equity Risk Manager to provide independent oversight and challenge across equity investment strategies. This position will play a key role in partnering with Portfolio Managers, influencing portfolio construction decisions, and shaping the firm's broader investment risk framework. The successful candidate will bring deep equity risk expertise, strong front‑office engagement experience, and a proven track record of operating in a senior, highly commercial risk management capacity within a buy‑side environment.

• Provide independent oversight of equity portfolio risks across long‑only, long‑short, and multi‑asset investment strategies.
• Act as a senior risk partner to Portfolio Managers and investment teams, providing constructive challenge and actionable risk insights.
• Monitor and assess portfolio exposures including factor, style, sector, geographic, currency, liquidity, and concentration risks.
• Lead portfolio stress testing and scenario analysis, evaluating potential impacts from macroeconomic, geopolitical, and market events.
• Deliver detailed risk analytics and recommendations to investment teams, senior management, and risk committees.
• Oversee risk limit frameworks and ensure adherence to investment guidelines.
• Identify emerging market risks and communicate findings effectively to key stakeholders.
• Review portfolio construction decisions and assess alignment with intended risk budgets.
• Drive enhancements to risk methodologies, frameworks, reporting, and risk governance processes.
• Collaborate with Technology, Quantitative Research, and Data teams to improve risk analytics infrastructure and automation capabilities.
• Mentor junior risk professionals and contribute to the development of the wider risk function.

• 10+ years of Investment Risk, Portfolio Risk, or Market Risk experience within a buy‑side organisation.
• Demonstrable experience partnering directly with Portfolio Managers and senior investment stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of fundamental equity investment strategies and portfolio construction.
• Experience supporting global equity, long‑short equity, multi‑asset, or quantitative equity portfolios.
• Proven ability to influence investment decisions through robust risk analysis and challenge.
• Experience presenting risk findings at investment committees, risk committees, and senior leadership forums.
• Strong understanding of factor modelling, portfolio optimisation, performance attribution, and risk decomposition techniques.

• Advanced knowledge of Barra, Axioma, MSCI Risk Manager, Aladdin, Fact Set, Bloomberg AIM, or similar risk platforms.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or SQL.
• Experience developing automated risk reporting and analytics solutions.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Strong understanding of quantitative risk measures including VaR, tracking error, beta, stress testing, and scenario analysis.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• CFA, FRM, CAIA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to confidently engage with and challenge senior investment professionals.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of investment processes.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Highly analytical with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, performance‑driven environment.

Candidates are likely to come from:

• Asset Management firms
• Hedge Funds
• Pension Funds
• Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Investment Management firms
• Multi‑Asset Investment Platforms

This opportunity is well suited to a senior investment risk professional seeking a highly visible, PM‑facing role where they can influence investment decisions, shape risk frameworks, and operate as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the investment business.