Head Of Risk - Systematic Hedge Fund

Charterhouse seeks a Head of Risk for a new systematic hedge fund in Abu Dhabi. The role involves building a risk management function, implementing frameworks, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have at least 10 years of risk management experience, particularly with systematic strategies. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to establish risk management from the ground up in a well-funded startup environment.
Job description / RoleEmployment: Full Time A newly established multi-strat hedge fund in the ADGM has a unique requirement for a leading Risk Manager within the Asset Management space to build and develop their risk management function from scratch.The firm will be deploying systematic strategies across various asset classes and will require a Risk Manager to build out and implement their risk management frameworks across their funds. The role will also entail building their risk monitoring infrastructure, implementing stress testing and scenario modelling and creating the risk reporting structures.This role will also be an authorized role with the FSRA and will take on ownership of the compliance & governance of the firm in the first instance. Due to the complex nature of the systematic strategies deployed by the fund the role will require a strong technical acumen and understanding of systematic trading and the infrastructure behind this. Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have at least 10 years’ experience within Risk Management across the buy side, ideally within a hedge fund environment. Having exposure to and knowledge of risk management of Systematic Strategies is an absolute must for this role.This is a unique opportunity to build out a green field risk management function from scratch within a well funded start up environment.About the CompanyThe Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.