Risk Officer - Multi Manager Hedge Fund

Please note...candidates only from other hedge funds will be considered for the role.

An elite, high‑performance investment platform is seeking an exceptional Risk Officer to take ownership of risk across a fast‑growing multi‑manager business. This is a rare opportunity to join a firm known for pairing deep quantitative insight with world‑class portfolio talent - a place where risk is viewed as a strategic edge, not a control function.

This is a high‑visibility role with direct impact across the platform's Partner Funds and SMAs, influencing investment decisions, shaping the risk framework, and helping build the next generation of risk analytics.

The Opportunity

You will be the central figure driving risk management across a sophisticated, multi‑asset, multi‑strategy environment.
This includes:

Risk Management Framework

• Evolving the firm‑wide risk framework to support a broadening asset class universe.
• Designing scalable tools, data structures and risk methodologies.
• Creating criteria enabling consistent monitoring of diverse investment strategies.

Investment Risk

• Defining, calibrating and managing fund/SMA risk limits.
• Monitoring intraday trading, PnL and exposures.
• Leading daily breach reviews and working with PMs on remediation.
• Building hedging proposals for factor, macro and tail‑risk scenarios.
• Providing rapid responses to PMs on risk/performance questions.

Counterparty Risk

• Developing and maintaining the counterparty risk infrastructure.
• Oversight of daily PB exposures, margins and unencumbered cash.
• Partnering with operations/execution to optimise financing costs and liquidity.

Risk Analytics & Infrastructure

• Enhancinganalytics across:
  • Historical VaR and scenario analysis
  • Factor risk models (Axioma/Barra)
  • Liquidity and regime‑based analytics
  • Strategy‑specific risk frameworks (e.g., RV, merger arb)

Risk Reporting & Governance

• Producing high‑quality risk reporting for PMs, senior leadership and committees.
• Supporting compliance and investor relations on regulatory and exposure requests.
• Promoting a robust, proactive risk culture aligned with the firm's philosophy.
• Advising on risk for new initiatives and product launches.

What You Bring

Essential

• 7+ years in market/investment risk within a fast‑moving financial markets environment.
• Broad market knowledge across equities, derivatives, credit and rates.
• Demonstrated experience building hedging solutions at portfolio and position level.
• Strong experience developing risk frameworks and firm‑wide risk policies.
• Deep expertise with Axioma/Barra factor models.
• Strong Python skills and quantitative background.
• Clear, confident communication with senior stakeholders.
• Interest or experience with modern AI‑enhanced tooling.

Desirable

• Experience in a multi‑PM or hedge‑fund trading environment.
• Team leadership or mentoring experience.
• A track record of using technology and data to drive risk insight.

Why This Role?

• Influence: You will be the risk lead for a high‑growth multi‑manager business.
• Innovation: Opportunity to build modern, scalable systems with strong tech support.
• Visibility: Direct interaction with senior leadership and elite portfolio managers.
• Impact: Shape how risk is understood, managed and embedded across the platform.
• Culture: A firm that values intellectual discipline, data‑driven insight and continuous improvement.