Senior Investment Risk Analyst - Private Markets

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

7/2/2025

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Senior Investment Risk Analyst - Private Markets

The Senior Investment Risk Analyst reports to the Head of Investment Risk. The role will involve working closely with the Private Markets team and other relevant departments to identify, assess, and manage investment risks associated with private market investments.

The role holder will be responsible for developing and implementing risk management frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and providing expert advice on risk mitigation strategies. They will also be responsible for monitoring and reporting on risk exposures and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Develop strong and productive working relationships within the Private Markets Investment team to ensure they understand their investment risks and have controls and processes in place.
• Work closely with business and functions stakeholders, providing opinions and views on the status of investment risk controls to ensure service continuity and customer protection.
• Embed the Investment Risk Framework within the business to help drive the risk management agenda.
• Become a valued business partner for the Private Markets team, providing investment risk advice to deliver a seamless risk management framework, owned and operated by the business.
• Undertake ad hoc project analysis as necessary to support new product initiatives.
• Analysing model portfolios at pre-launch stage for market and liquidity risk analysis.
• Designing and building insightful analysis on portfolios for discussion with senior analysts and fund managers across a range of products and investment strategies.
• Undertaking of independent research aimed at uncovering portfolio/market risk insights which can aid fund managers in improving the investment management process.
• Participation in cross-departmental initiatives in order to foster greater collaboration with the wider investment risk team
• Work with the performance teams to link risk analysis with fund performance.
• Undertake ad hoc risk analysis as part of the fund management team dialogue and from Sales/Client interaction.
  
  

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Stakeholder relationship and strong leadership skills.
• Experienced in change management and governance.
• Demonstrable knowledge of industry standards and best practice in investment risk management.
• Solid working knowledge of risk management.
• In-depth understanding of private market investments and associated risks. 3 years'+ experience in a private markets investment risk or similar role at an asset management house or other financial services organisation.
• Some experience working in an investment facing market risk role, other quantitative finance role or in a position through which the candidate has been able to gain a high-level understanding of private markets portfolio management would be preferred.
• A good degree in a finance related or quantitative subject. CFA qualified desirable.
• ESG knowledge preferrable.
• Experience coding in R, Python, SQL and/or PowerBI would be strongly preferred.
• Experience with Aladdin desirable
• Good communication skills. Comfortable in communicating ideas and analysis at different levels.
• Experience dealing with large data-sets and strong quantitative numeracy highly desired.
• Keen interest in learning and applying new skills.
  
  

Work Level: Manager Expert

Recruiter: Phoebe Ewers

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

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