Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to assess and manage investment and portfolio risks, support informed decision-making, and strengthen the organization's overall risk management framework. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and risk-quantification capabilities, with the ability to independently evaluate investment proposals, assess portfolio exposures, and communicate risk insights to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Independently assess investment proposals, transactions, and portfolio exposures from a risk perspective.

- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify key financial, market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risks.

- Evaluate the risk-return profile of proposed investments and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

- Develop and apply appropriate risk assessment and quantification methodologies for investment and portfolio decisions.

- Monitor portfolio risk exposures, limits, concentrations, and emerging risk indicators.

- Conduct scenario analysis and stress testing to assess the potential impact of adverse market and business conditions.

- Identify emerging risks and proactively recommend mitigation strategies and appropriate risk controls.

- Review investment assumptions, financial models, and underlying data to validate key risk factors and sensitivities.

- Prepare detailed risk reports, dashboards, investment reviews, and management presentations for senior leadership.

- Engage regularly with the CFO, investment team, and other senior stakeholders to communicate risk findings and support decision-making.

- Challenge investment assumptions and risk positions constructively while maintaining an independent risk perspective.

- Establish and monitor risk limits, thresholds, escalation mechanisms, and governance processes.

- Support development and continuous improvement of the organization's investment and portfolio risk framework.

- Ensure risk assessments and investment decisions are appropriately documented and aligned with internal policies and governance requirements.

- Work closely with finance, investment, treasury, and business teams to obtain relevant information and resolve risk-related issues.

- Track mitigation actions and ensure timely closure of identified risk exposures.

- Stay updated on market developments, regulatory changes, economic trends, and emerging risks relevant to the investment portfolio.

Required Skills & Experience:

- 8-13 years of experience in Risk Management, Investment Risk, Portfolio Risk, Financial Risk, or a related function.

- Strong experience in investment and portfolio risk assessment.

- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to independently evaluate complex investment proposals.

- Strong understanding of market, credit, liquidity, concentration, and investment risks.

- Experience with risk quantification, scenario analysis, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.

- Strong understanding of financial statements, investment analysis, valuation concepts, and financial models.

- Ability to interpret complex financial and portfolio data and convert analysis into actionable risk recommendations.

- Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to engage confidently with CFO-level and senior investment stakeholders.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex risk issues clearly to senior management.

- Strong judgment, problem-solving, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.

- Experience in establishing or enhancing risk governance frameworks and risk reporting processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

- MBA / Master's degree in Finance, Risk Management, Economics, or a related discipline.

- Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, PRM, or equivalent would be an advantage.

- Experience in an investment management, asset management, private equity, NBFC, banking, or financial services environment would be preferred.