Summary
A leading global investment manager is seeking an Executive Director of Risk & Governance to provide strategic oversight across risk frameworks, corporate governance, and risk culture initiatives. This is a high-impact opportunity to work closely with senior leadership while leading a team and helping shape governance practices across a sophisticated international platform.
Company Information:
A leading global investment management organization with a diversified platform spanning public and private markets and a strong international presence.
Job Description:
- Establish and administer global corporate governance committees, ensuring effective oversight and consistent approval policies and practices
- Develop and maintain asset management risk frameworks, policies, and procedures
- Lead risk education and awareness initiatives to strengthen risk ownership across the business
- Provide risk and governance guidance on strategic initiatives, product development, change management, and business integration
- Partner with second- and third-line teams on governance, risk framework reviews, and regional risk support
- Drive risk culture initiatives and identify opportunities to improve operating processes
- Supervise, mentor, and develop team members across U.S. and European locations
Requirements / Qualifications:
- 10+ years of risk and governance experience
- Asset management experience required, either within an investment manager or an asset management division of a financial institution
- Demonstrated corporate governance experience, including establishing and administering global committees
- Experience working across all three lines of defense
- Strong understanding of asset management risk frameworks, governance, and oversight
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and cross-functional risk teams
- Philadelphia presence with a 3x per week in-office schedule
- Compensation up to $240K base / $325K total compensation
