Risk Director, Private Credit Investment Risk

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The Risk Director of Private Credit Investment Risk supports Invesco’s risk management capabilities by providing transparency to the Global Head of Alternatives Risk on all investment related risks for Private Credit (CLO, Broadly Syndicated Loans, Direct Lending, and Special Situations/Distressed) portfolios. 

As the Risk Director of Private Credit Risk, you will play a key role in the development and implementation of best practices to ensure effective management of market, counterparty, and liquidity risk on behalf of Invesco’s clients.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• In conjunction with the Global Head of Alternatives Risk, formulate direction around Investment Risk strategy and objectives in alignment with Invesco’s mission and investment philosophy.
• Facilitate investment performance and positive client outcomes through the delivery of commercially aware value-added insights along with effective challenge to the Investment team.
• Support delivery of strategic projects related to technology, data, and human capital to ensure Private Credit Investment Risk has the necessary tools and resources to meet stated objectives.
• Identify key risk exposures and performance drivers; define and monitor risk guidelines and develop quantitative analytics to support risk estimation and management.
• Maintain an active dialogue with the Private Credit investment teams and facilitate discussion between portfolio managers and other risk managers around risk profiles, changes to risk composition and firmwide risk appetite.
• Continually develop and refine Private Credit Investment Risk’s capabilities to understand the drivers of portfolio performance and alpha generation beyond benchmarking.
• Advance the ongoing buildout of data analytics and data libraries to support deep dive analysis across Private Credit portfolios.
• Responsible for on-going review of risk limits and effective challenge process in consultation with Global Head of Alternatives Risk, Portfolio Managers, and Head(s) of Investment.
• Ensure the Private Credit Investment Risk strategy continuously reflects current business environment, market conditions, and legal/regulatory requirements.
• Anticipate new and emerging risks and play a critical role in providing insights and guidance on the positioning of portfolios to be successful across a wide range of market conditions.
• Provide guidance for Private Credit risk governance policies and procedures to ensure Private Credit risk meet business/regulatory requirements and function as designed/planned.

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• 10 to 15 years’ work experience in Private Credit markets covering CLO’s, Broadly Syndicated Loans, Direct Lending, and Special Situations/Distress at an Asset Manager, Hedge Fund, or Investment Bank.
• Sector experience: In depth experience with risk modeling quantitative development, portfolio construction, portfolio management, risk identification, and managing lending facilities across various sectors and geographies.
• Communication & Stakeholder management: Demonstrated track record building and fostering a wide range of stakeholder relationships and needs.
• Mindset and attitude: Collaborative and motivated by working in close partnership with colleagues as part of Investment Risk team.
• Formal Credit training from a Leading Asset Manager / Investment Bank a plus.
• Master’s Degree in relevant financial field a plus (Finance, Risk Management, Financial Engineering, etc.).
• CFA, CAIA, or FRM designation(s) a plus.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $220,000 - $250,000 / year. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience and location.

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

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