Manager - Risk and Portfolio Management Onboarding

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Vacancy Name: Manager - Risk and Portfolio Management Onboarding

Location: Dublin

Employment Type: Permanent

Department: Client Operations

Description:

Fantastic opportunity for a Portfolio Management or Risk professional to join the growing and dynamic Risk Onboarding team at Carne Group. The successful candidate will be based in our Dublin office

What are the minimum requirements you need for the role?

• 5+ years' work experience, preferably within a management company.
• Third level qualification (or equivalent), preferably in Economics or Finance subjects.
• Good computer skills, ideally with some knowledge of risk management systems (e.g. MSCI Risk Metrics) for investment funds.
• Self-motivated with aspirations to earn professional qualifications, ideally working towards CFA, FRM or similar designations.

What is your role and responsibilities?

• Onboarding of new UCITS and AIF funds onto our Irish and Luxembourg management companies, working closely with the Onboarding, Portfolio Management, Risk and Valuation teams.
• Drafting risk and valuation policies and procedures for each new fund launch.
• Analysing and gaining a thorough understanding of the investment strategy of new funds to ensure compliance with UCITS and AIF regulations.
• Contribute during client meetings to assist them set up new funds in line with relevant regulations and Carne policies.
• Respond promptly to any material risk issues that arise at client funds by escalating it to the appropriate authority within the company.
• Support the Risk and Valuation teams in the onboarding of new investment funds and new investment managers by drafting the relevant documentation (such as RMP, Liquidity Stress Testing Policy, Valuation Policy and Risk Profile) and contributing to any other investment manager due diligence and agreements that requires input from the Risk Onboarding team.
• Quickly understand and adapt to regulatory updates (e.g. SFDR, ELTIF 2, and AIFMD 2.0) and ensure clients are compliant from the outset.
• Work on interesting projects and ad hoc requests from clients, colleagues and regulators.
• Support the development of Carne's proprietary system, Curator, with respect to Risk Analytics and due diligence questionnaires.

What competencies do you require?

• Self-motivated and capable of meeting internal and external client needs in a quick-paced working environment.
• Energetic team player who is willing to help and support colleagues.
• Solutions-based and resourceful, bringing proposals along with questions.
• Good communication, detail-oriented, creative, and analytic skills.

Who is Carne Group?

Carne Group has established itself in the funds industry with $2tn in AUM supported by 600+ staff and four regulated management companies. Together with a large team of industry specialists, Carne serves more than 650+ traditional and alternative asset management clients from key fund jurisdictions and financial hubs including Ireland, Luxembourg, Zurich, Lisbon, London, New York, Cayman and Channel Islands.

Excellence and innovation are central to Carne's work and we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent to deliver an unrivalled service to our clients. Whilst working with Carne, you will be provided with opportunities to develop your skills and experience by working in a dynamic, innovative, and multicultural environment where exciting careers are built.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the asset management industry. Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide Research shows that members of other under-represented groups tend not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact, they do At Carne we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.