Senior Investment Risk Manager, Aberdeen
Offers a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable)
Savings & investment company
Be an early applicant
Savings & investment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Offers a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable its clients to be better investors.
Role
Who you are
- Significant investment risk experience, ideally in asset management with cross-asset exposure
- Strong technical skills including Python, VBA, SQL and familiarity with risk modelling approaches
- Ability to communicate complex risk concepts clearly and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience working in first- or second-line functions, with strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Understanding of investment management and investment risk management based on practical experience
- Professional qualifications such as CFA or FRM are desirable
What the job involves
- As a Senior Investment Risk Manager based in London, you will deliver independent oversight and challenge across risks taken within Aberdeen’s public markets funds and mandates
- Operating in the second line of defence, you will assess risk exposures, provide clear assurance to senior stakeholders, engage with portfolio managers and contribute to product development and model validation
- This permanent role offers high visibility across the business, opportunities to work with senior forums and access to multiple asset class teams, supporting your development as you invest in your tomorrow through meaningful impact and technical depth
- Provide independent oversight and assurance across investment risks in public markets portfolios, escalating issues where needed
- Review and enhance investment risk policies, limits and procedures to meet regulatory expectations and best practice
- Monitor market developments, stress tests and risk metrics across market, credit, liquidity and ESG risks
- Validate risk models, including fundamental and statistical factor models, and contribute to thematic reviews
- Engage with portfolio managers, product teams, governance bodies and clients to embed strong risk practices and provide clear insights
- Support new product approval processes from a second-line investment risk perspective, including setting appropriate risk limits
Application process
- End Date: February 18, 2026
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Aberdeen, formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen and Abrdn, is a global investment company helping its clients to save and invest for their futures. It operates three businesses - Investments, Adviser and Personal - and has been operating since way back in 1825.
Nowadays, atop its investment and advice services, the company delivers two platforms for financial advisers. The first, Wrap, enables users to build and manage portfolios for each client. The second, Elevate, encompasses a suite of tools for advisers to save time and make sure their clients are informed.
Over the years, the company has continued to improve its offering, for example by making it simpler, more data-led and to require less admin. This suggests that Aberdeen is keen to keep pace with tech developments across the investment space and position itself as an innovator.
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Company benefits
- Salary sacrifice pension arrangement
- Private health insurance
- Life Assurance
- 40 days holiday if you work full time
- Dental insurance
- Health assessments
- Critical illness cover
- Will writing
- Power of attorney
- Financial Guidance and Advice
- Holiday buy
- Discounted gym memberships
- Cycle to work
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Electric car lease scheme
- Travel insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Share Plans
- Give As You Earn (GAYE)
- Volunteering
- Long service awards
- Subscription to Interactive Investor
- Subscription to Finimize
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Supportive parental leave policies , delivered regionally (e.g. 26 weeks paid leave in UK for primary and secondary caregivers)
- Employee discount site
- Discounted parking
Company HQ
Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh, UK
Leadership
Jason Windsor
(CEO)Previously CFO at Persimmon Homes, Group CFO at Aviva and was the Managing Director of Morgan Stanley.
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