ABOUT INNOCAP
Innocap is the world’s leading firm of managed account platform services. With over US$100 billion in assets under management, over 500 employees and offices in five countries, we are shaping the future of alternative investments for institutional owners and allocators. Our mission is to revolutionize the asset management industry and to provide customized expert services and an exceptional client experience.
We are seeking forward-thinking individuals to join us on our exciting journey. Innocap’s success is built on the diversity of our people and the strength of their ambitions. We empower our teams and foster a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, innovation, and growth. At Innocap, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your career, work on exciting projects, and make a real impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Risk & Data team, with members located across Canada, Poland, and India, plays a pivotal role in delivering market-leading risk transparency and portfolio insight tools for Innocap and its institutional clients.
As Director, Risk & Data, you will serve as a key member of the global leadership team, reporting directly to the Chief Risk & Data Officer (US-based). You will be accountable for shaping and executing the firm’s global risk data strategy, ensuring the integrity, scalability, and analytical sophistication of Innocap’s risk infrastructure.
This is a strategic leadership role that combines quantitative acumen, operational excellence, and executive influence to strengthen Innocap’s risk governance framework and enhance the client experience through robust, high-quality risk analytics.
The Director, Risk & Data has the following main responsibilities:
Lead a global team of risk analysts responsible for producing timely, flexible, and accurate risk and performance analytics for use by external clients and by Innocap’s Investment Team.
Manage daily production, act as escalation and coordinate resolution across risk and performance reporting lifecycle.
Establish and enforce clear accountability frameworks and performance expectations across all levels of the Risk & Data organization, ensuring alignment, ownership, and operational excellence.
Design and enforce rigorous quality control procedures tailored to the nuances of specific hedge fund strategies, asset classes and risk methodologies.
Lead and oversee the Risk & Data onboarding process in close partnership with Platform Management, Platform Operations, and Investment Team, ensuring alignment on expectations, ensuring a detailed understanding of each investment strategy, and the unique operational and structural nuances of each dedicated managed account launch to ensure effectiveness of daily risk and performance process.
Ensure risk and performance analytics are suitable for consumption by sophisticated institutional investors and senior stakeholders across investment and risk.
Identify and drive workflow enhancements, automation initiatives and system improvements to increase efficiency, streamline data reconciliation and anomaly resolution across end-to-end daily risk and performance process.
Coordinate cross-functional resolution with Quant Team, Market Data Team, Technology and Investment team.
Represent the Risk & Data function in senior leadership discussions and ensure strategic alignment.
Partner with senior leaders in Investment, Operations, Accounting, Technology, and Platform Management on cross-functional initiatives.
PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
10+ years of experience in investment risk management, quantitative analytics or data governance within alternative investments or institutional asset management.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Economics, Data Science or a related quantitative field; CFA, FRM or PRM preferred.
Proven success designing and executing global risk data strategies and leading large-scale transformation initiatives to enhance transparency, controls and efficiency.
Demonstrated leadership of global, cross-functional teams with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across Investment, Technology and Operations in a matrix environment.
Deep expertise in holdings-based risk platforms (Axioma, BlackRock Aladdin, RiskMetrics, Barra, FactSet) and strong proficiency with Bloomberg and Refinitiv Eikon.
Extensive knowledge of instruments and pricing mechanics across equity, fixed income, structured credit, futures, forwards, swaps, options and exotic derivatives.
Deep understanding of hedge fund strategies including equity long/short, quant market neutral, event driven, relative value, commodities, global macro, credit, tail protect and multi-strategy.
Advanced understanding of holdings-based risk analytics, including Value at Risk, Stress Testing, Sensitivity Analysis, Greeks and other ex-ante analytics.
Excellent ability to synthesize complex analyses for executive audiences, communicate strategic recommendations and drive multi-country initiatives with ownership and accountability.
Highly proactive, detail oriented and execution driven with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple strategic priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Innocap's Global Privacy Notice
