The Role

Senior Market Risk Manager/ Head of Market Risk – Boutique “Global Macro” Hedge Fund (10-years + Hedge Fund, or Asset Management experience)

Martis Search are representing a boutique Mayfair based Hedge Fund to hire a permanent “Senior Market Risk Manager”, or “Head of Risk Management.”

This is an amazing opportunity to be part of a very exciting Hedge Fund.

The Hedge Fund will be growing a lot in the next few years. This is a senior Hedge Fund Front Office Market Risk role. Our client is open to anyone who is currently either employed as a “Senior Market Risk Manager”, or “Head of Risk Management” who either in the future wants to become their “Head of Risk Management”, or “Chief Risk Officer.”

Our client needs someone with a minimum of x 10-years + “Global Macro” (Equity, Fixed Income and FX) Market Risk, or multi-asset class (i.e. Equity Long/ Short with a mix of other asset-classes/ strategies – they open-minded) experience gained from preferably a Hedge Fund, but they are willing look at someone from a reputable Asset Management.

It is a senior Hedge Fund Market Risk Manager role, but without managing any staff. You will work closely with the Investment team and the CIO. The chosen incumbent will be the sole person and most senior Market Risk Manager in the business (both hands-on and strategic role).

Our client is looking for a solid Market Risk professional with an exemplary education in a numerate type degree and extensive “Financial Modelling” skills. Any coding skills such as Python, SQL, C ++, R, VBA etc (for a variety of tasks such as building Risk models such as VaR, Stress Testing, Factor Exposures, Risk Reporting, Data Analysis, Data Visualisation etc).

Key Responsibilities

• Ongoing market risk management of Equity, Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange Global Macro strategies.
• Play a critical role in portfolio construction and strategy development, working closely with both the CIO and with business development to continually refine strategies for institutional portfolios.
• Conduct deep-dive risk analysis on individual trades as well as broader portfolio exposures.
• Develop and refine stress scenarios, VaR models, and other risk metrics to evaluate potential market shocks.
• Clearly communicate risk findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Monitor real-time market developments and assess their impact on portfolio risk.
• Investigate P&L drivers and provide detailed breakdowns of performance.
• Contribute to research initiatives aimed at enhancing risk frameworks and tools.
• Enhance risk measurement, portfolio analytics, controls and both internal and external risk reporting.

Qualifications and key requirement

• Degree or Master’s Degree
• Extensive experience (10 years+) in Risk Management at a Hedge Fund, or Asset Manager.
• Strong experience with all parts of the buy side business.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas succinctly.
• Competitive compensation and clear long-term progression.

Due to the high trading volume and complexity in the role, our client does prefer people to be in the office more than working-from home, but there will be some flexibility from time-to-time.

**Please note our client will not sponsor, and we ask all applicants to have full UK Right to Work and no time limited visas – Youth Mobility, Tier 4, Spouse Visas (all that are soon to expire and require company sponsorship to work in the UK).

We ask all applicants to respect this requirement given our client’s request and inability to sponsor.**

Salary

Between £150,000 k pa – £500,000 k pa dependent upon experience (total comp between £300 k pa – £1 m pa), pension, healthcare etc.