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Investment Risk Manager - Private Assets

Franklin Templeton · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
HybridFinance$190k–$215k/yrFull-time

About the role

We seek a seasoned Risk Manager who brings new expertise to support the independent oversight of private asset investment strategies, with a primary focus on private credit, direct lending, and CLO/structured credit portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Provide ongoing monitoring and independent oversight of risk exposures across the firm's private asset investment portfolios, with a focus on private debt and CLO strategies.
  • Conduct portfolio risk assessments across market, credit, liquidity, concentration, and structural risk dimensions.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance risk dashboards and analytical tools to support portfolio managers, senior risk managers, and investment committees.
  • Analyze portfolio-level and position-level risk drivers, identify emerging trends, and communicate key findings to stakeholders.
  • Monitor developments in private credit and structured credit markets and assess potential impacts on portfolio risk profiles.
  • Support ad hoc risk analyses, stress testing, scenario analysis, and regulatory or governance reporting requirements.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of risk measurement methodologies, data quality, and reporting processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in quantitative discipline such as Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5–7 years of relevant experience in investment risk management, portfolio analytics, or risk consulting/analytics services.
  • Demonstrated experience working with private credit, direct lending, CLOs, or other structured credit products.
  • Strong understanding of credit risk, portfolio construction, leverage, liquidity, and concentration risk within private asset portfolios.
  • Experience developing and maintaining analytical dashboards and reporting solutions for investment or risk management stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with data and analytics tools, including: Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence platforms, SQL, Python or a comparable programming language.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate complex risk concepts into clear insights.

Qualifications

  • CFA and/or FRM designation, or meaningful progress toward certification.
  • Experience with private market risk systems, portfolio analytics platforms, or structured credit analytics tools.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a strong interest in financial markets, credit investing, and risk management.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Highlights of our benefits include Paid Time Off, Health Coverage, Retirement Savings, Equity & Investing, Learning Education Assistance Program (LEAP), Employee Investment Benefits, and Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP).

Pay

The salary range for this position is $190,000 – 215,000 depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.

Schedule

This role is offered on a HYBRID schedule in our NEW YORK office.

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