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About the Role

The Senior Director, Investment Risk Management will be responsible for ensuring effective risk management across various investment strategies and providing critical risk analysis and insights to the firm’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Compliance and Internal Audit functions, supporting a comprehensive and integrated risk management framework.

Responsibilities

• Deploy CIGAM’s existing risk models to assess and quantify risks across a range of investment strategies, including equity, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset portfolios.
• Utilize advanced techniques such as factor decomposition, Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, and scenario analysis.
• Analyze and assess the risk profiles of existing and new investment strategies, ensuring they align with the firm’s risk appetite and objectives.
• Provide actionable insights to the portfolio managers and the CIO.
• Continuously monitor key risk metrics and factor exposures, ensuring all investment strategies remain within predefined risk limits.
• Proactively identify and assess emerging risks.
• Prepare and deliver detailed risk reports to the CIO, senior management, and investment committees.
• Summarize key risk exposures, vulnerabilities, and recommend actions for risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with the ERM and Internal Audit teams to ensure that investment risk management aligns with the firm’s overall risk framework.
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting to support the firm’s enterprise-wide risk assessments and internal audit functions.
• Work closely with portfolio managers, the strategy team, and other key stakeholders to incorporate risk perspectives into investment decision-making and strategy execution.
• Propose and implement strategies to manage and mitigate risks related to market, credit, liquidity, and operational factors, while optimizing each strategy’s risk-return profile.
• Ensure that all risk management activities are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Conduct regular scenario and stress testing on investment strategies to assess the impact of adverse market conditions and extreme events.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline such as Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in investment risk management (ideally within the asset management or pension fund industry), with a focus on risk modeling, analysis, and monitoring for investment strategies.
• Proven expertise in risk management frameworks such as VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
• Strong understanding of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset portfolios.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex risk data into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional communication and reporting skills, with the ability to present findings to senior management, investment committees, and the CIO.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, including portfolio management, ERM, and Internal Audit functions.

Skills

• Risk Modeling
• Risk Analysis
• Value at Risk (VaR)
• Stress Testing
• Scenario Analysis
• Factor Decomposition
• Quantitative Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Reporting Skills
• Collaboration

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Onsite (four days per week)

Experience Level

• Senior
• 10+ years

Education Level

• Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Modern HQ location within walking distance from Union Station
• Training Reimbursement
• Paid Professional Designations
• Employee Savings Plan (ESP)
• Corporate Discount Program
• Enhanced group benefits
• Parental Leave Top–up program
• Paid time off for Volunteering

About the Company

• CI Financial is an independent company offering global wealth management and asset management advisory services through diverse financial services firms.
• Since 1965, we have consistently anticipated and responded to the changing needs of investors.
• We are driven by a commitment to provide individuals and institutions with the highest-quality investments and advice.
• Our commitment to the highest levels of performance means that whatever their position, CI employees must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment that will stretch them to tap into their highest potential.
• Employees with a healthy dose of ambition, a desire to commit to a curious mindset for continuous learning, and a willingness to go the extra mile thrive at CI.

Equal Opportunity

• We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• CI Financial Corp. and all of our affiliates (“CI”) are committed to fair and accessible employment practices and provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
• If you require accommodations in order to apply for any job opportunities, require this posting in an additional format, or require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at accessible.recruitment@ci.com, or call 416-364-1145 ext. 4747.