AIFM Investment Risk Manager

Phoenix Group
Edinburgh, London
Workplace: HybridFull timeGBP 60,600+Function: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: []

Provide independent investment risk oversight across the in-house regulated fund range, initially covering AIFM risk management for SLFM funds and extending to broader policyholder assets. Support regulatory obligations under AIFMD and FCA rules, maintain risk registers and governance documentation, and produce risk reporting for governance forums and senior stakeholders. Contribute to ongoing development of the investment risk framework across AIFs, UCITS, NURS, and segregated mandates.

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AIFM Investment Risk Manager

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Job Summary

Provide independent investment risk oversight across the in-house regulated fund range, initially covering AIFM risk management for SLFM funds and extending to broader policyholder assets. Support regulatory obligations under AIFMD and FCA rules, maintain risk registers and governance documentation, and produce risk reporting for governance forums and senior stakeholders. Contribute to ongoing development of the investment risk framework across AIFs, UCITS, NURS, and segregated mandates.
Location: Edinburgh, London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead risk oversight across Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), including leverage, liquidity, stress testing, and regulatory compliance.
  • •Monitor investment risk exposures, identifying emerging risks, trends, and breaches across a range of asset classes.
  • •Oversee delegated investment managers to ensure adherence to mandates, risk limits, and governance requirements.
  • •Produce risk reporting for regulatory submissions, governance forums, and senior stakeholders.
  • •Maintain risk registers and governance documentation, escalating risk events and control weaknesses where required.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 60,600
Perks:Private MedicalPensionLife AssuranceIncome ProtectionAnnual LeaveVolunteering Days

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience in investment risk, fund risk oversight, or portfolio management within an FCA-regulated environment.
  • •Strong knowledge of AIFM requirements and AIFMD, and broader investment risk management frameworks.
  • •Experience across asset classes, including multi-asset portfolios, derivatives, and alternative/private market investments.
  • •Strong understanding of portfolio risk analytics including leverage, liquidity risk, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
  • •Knowledge of fund structures such as AIFs, UCITS, and NURS, with governance and risk considerations.
Experience:AIFMInvestment riskFund risk oversightFCA-regulated environmentAsset managementAlternative investments

Company Brief

Phoenix Group
A UK long-term savings and retirement business operating brands including Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure, managing pensions, annuities and wealth solutions with c.12 million customers and large assets under administration.
Industry: Wealth Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1782
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