Head of Alternatives Risk

About Invesco
As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.
What’s in it for you?
Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:
Flexible paid time off
Hybrid work schedule
401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
Health & wellbeing benefits
Parental Leave benefits
Employee stock purchase plan
Job Description
Job Purpose (Job Summary): Lead Alternatives Investment Risk team, with a focus on providing challenge to the front office on investment-related risks and oversee compliance with regulatory risk regimes
Key Responsibilities / Duties:
· Lead the Alternatives Risk team, with a focus on developing capabilities around identifying, assessing, monitoring and managing investment-related risks to portfolios/funds
· Build effective relationships with fund managers/front office through regular engagement around risk appetite, risk limits and significant new trades, and document related meetings
· Lead Risk engagement in the product development process for multi-asset and alternative funds
· Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholder including the regulators
· Produce regular oversight reporting on funds and fund ranges to make risk profiles transparent to senior management and the Board, and represent the Risk Function on committees
· Oversee the Derivatives review process to ensure that all the instruments used/investments done are in line with the risk profile of funds
· Conduct regular due diligence on risk data, analytics and systems sourced internally or externally
· Oversee continuous improvement of existing risk processes and governance through the establishment of risk limit frameworks
· Ensure all activities are in line with Invesco’s Conduct principles.
· May directly (either face to face or via telephone) meet with clients to provide them with information on Invesco products and strategies around risk management processes, approaches and analysis
Work Experience / Knowledge:
· Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, VB/VBA, SQL)
· Experience in mathematical/statistical software desirable (e.g. Matlab, SAS)
· Significant experience within Financial Services
· Research capability
· Knowledge of Bloomberg/Data Stream/Reuters
· Strong understanding of a wide range of financial instruments (including derivatives), including pricing/valuation methodologies
Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:
· Effectively operate in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
· Highly motivated self-starter
· Good time management and be able to work under pressure
· Attention to detail
· Excellent problem-solving capability
· Excellent communication skills
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Worker Type
Employee
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Workplace Model
Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.
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.
Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.