Why apply ?

🌍Join an independent AIFM boutique initially established by a seasoned real estate asset manager.

💡Now scaling-up our business to become a third-party specialized AIFM.

💬Be involved in the day-to-day management and oversight of complex Fund of Funds, Fixed Income, Private Equity and Real Estate portfolios of various Alternative Investment Funds

About the offer

📝 Permanent contract

🏠 Location : Luxembourg - City Center

📲 Top 3 Key competencies :

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Law
• Previous exposure mutual funds
• Fluent English, French is a plus

About our client

Sector : AIFM industry

Values : Innovation | Excellence | Solution driven

Employees : Luxembourg : 15

Your missions

As a Senior Risk Officer, you will be involved in the day to day management and oversight of complex Private Equity and Real Estate portfolios of various Alternative Investment Funds and Funds of Funds. You will directly report to the Conducting Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the company's risk profile, help implement, maintain and update the risk policies as applicable;
• Update and monitoring of regulatory framework (ESMA, CESR, CSSF or any other relevant regulator);
• Monitoring of Funds: Pre (in case of alternative illiquid mandates) & Post controls on Investment Restrictions and Investment Policies;
• Preparing regulatory, prospectus and internal rules in the control system;
• Risk Management for AIFs as per the regulation, including risk profile exercise for illiquid Funds, especially Private Equity Funds;
• Take part in the valuation process to help the Valuation Committee with a specific focus on illiquid assets, especially private equity;
• Conduct analysis on relevant subjects, such as change of risk metrics and/or risk profile for a Fund, or modification of the risk management framework as applicable;
• Production of reports, risk analyses, possible overruns and executive summaries to the various stakeholders (Executive Committee, fund managers and Boards of Directors);
• Maintaining contact with fund managers or clients as well as with auditors (both internal and external);
• Taking part in different projects that involve the team, in particular those dealing with control tools used by the team.

This position is a great opportunity to :

• Play a key role in the risk function and safeguarding the success of high-value investment strategies.
• Work with a collaborative and forward-thinking team in a growing organization.

Your ideal profile

• Graduate in Finance/Mathematics/Economics or similar qualification;
• Fluent in English, other language can be considered as an advantage;
• High interest for the funds industry sector and more particularly for the risk aspects;
• Strong knowledge of investment fund regulatory framework with at least 8 years of experience in risk management and fund compliance area;

A candidate experience with Source Up, it’s …

• Carry out a skills assessment (soft skills and technical skills) in order to better define your professional project
• Access to your test results to guide you to your best career choices
• Interview coaching session before the client meeting
• Consistent and fair recruitment process with respect, transparency and trust