US Head of Risk Management

3 weeks ago

Stamford, Connecticut, United States AXA Investment Managers Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Risk Management Expert to lead our US operations. As the US Head of Risk Management, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a robust risk management framework across the full scope of activities conducted in the US. This includes ensuring that all regulatory and internal requirements are met, and that the risk management framework conforms to industry best practices.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the risk management program according to global and local standards, highlighting key risks of the US investment platform and providing appropriate reporting to the relevant local and global governance committees.
• Collaborate with the Alternatives SERM team to have a full understanding and oversight of the risk team approach on Americas Alternatives business, both receiving the necessary information to represent the Risk view to local governance, and providing local back-up / support/ information to the Alternatives SERM team on the relevant activities in the US.
• Coordinate investment risk management oversight, including portfolio management activities and periodic investment reviews with the investment teams covering US Fixed Income, and participate in relevant first line investment or controls committees. Ensure full and systematic coverage of Investment risks such as liquidity, counterparty, as well as valuation and best execution risks. Escalate potential risks to both local and global governance/senior management.
• Review and validate new business or new product proposals covering US Fixed Income, providing an independent assessment of the risk / return profile of new funds and mandates as well as the funds/mandate compliance with investment processes.
• Coordinate operational risk management in relation to the Americas business, including periodic risk assessments, risk heat maps and controls plans; incident escalation and resolution; internal and external audit matters, review of critical business processes; and business continuity. Contribute actively to Global Operational Risk initiatives.
• In collaboration with the compliance and legal functions, maintain an appropriate risk management framework, address regulatory requests and audits, anticipate and implement changes to the regulatory and business environment, and ensure consistency with the AXA Group and AXA IM Standards and any applicable risk related regulations.
• Contribute to the continuous Target letter process for the US Fixed Income scope.
• Provide senior management both within GRM and the local entity with an independent view of consolidated risks under scope. Report periodically to the US Board on risk management matters and to Global Risk Committee and represent Risk Management in relevant local governance committees.
• Oversee the Investment Guidelines activity in Greenwich and liaise with the global IG team on the scope and service delivered to the platform in scope.
• Manage, support, grow the team of Risk and Investment Guidelines professionals responsible for investment, operation and business risk management.

Key Requirements

• Master Degree educated, ideally in a subject with a strong financial and/or quantitative element.
• Deep knowledge of various investment products and strategies.
• Understanding and working knowledge of fixed income instruments, leverage finance (CLOs, loans), Commercial Real Estate Equity and Debt fundamentals, securitized products prepayments and waterfall structured.
• Significant experience in the Asset Management industry (at least five to seven years plus); previous experience in a hands-on risk role mandatory, while prior experience as an investment manager would be a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, displaying confidence and integrity.
• Pragmatic outlook to managing risk, balancing the requirement to be independent with the proven ability to work with the first line to achieve solutions in a risk appropriate manner.
• Ability to learn very quickly and act in a self-sufficient manner.
• Ability to articulate and present complex issues to a non-expert audience.
• The US Head of Risk must demonstrate a high degree of ethics, should be comfortable representing an independent Risk Management view and challenging the business as well as have the interpersonal skills to do this in a productive manner.

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