Senior Market Risk Manager – Structured & Liquid Financing
London | Permanent | Director / Senior Vice President
A leading global investment bank is seeking a
Senior 1st line Risk Manager
to provide independent oversight of its Structured & Liquid Financing (SLF) activities. This portfolio spans both liquid financing (prime, fixed income financing, counterparty and client financing) and illiquid/structured products including ABS, CLOs, CRE, private credit, and equity financing solutions.
The role offers a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of financing businesses and structured credit, working closely with senior stakeholders to ensure that risk, return, and capital are effectively balanced.
Role Purpose
The successful candidate will oversee and challenge risk across a £100bn+ financing portfolio, with strategic growth ambitions in securitized products. They will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and escalating risks, advising on deal structures, and ensuring transactions align with capital efficiency and return expectations.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide independent oversight of risk across structured and liquid financing businesses, including margin lending, ABS, CLOs, and private credit.
* Review new transactions, assessing credit, collateral, and platform risk, and constructively challenge front-office proposals.
* Support portfolio optimisation initiatives, ensuring capital and balance sheet resources are used efficiently.
* Track emerging risks (e.g., collateral stress, subprime exposures) and ensure timely escalation.
* Collaborate with senior business leaders to shape financing strategy while safeguarding the bank's risk appetite.
* Contribute to governance processes, risk reporting, and capital management discussions.
Candidate Profile
* 7–20 years' experience in
structured finance, financing, or market risk
within a leading bank or buy-side institution.
* Breadth of product exposure preferred: structured credit, fund finance, margin lending, and collateralised lending solutions.
* Strong technical literacy in deal structuring and credit risk fundamentals; familiarity with rating methodologies advantageous.
* Confident communicator with a robust personality, able to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
* Comfortable in fast-paced, dynamic environments with unstructured problem-solving demands.
* Prior experience in both 1st line and 2nd line roles welcomed.
The Opportunity
This is a high-profile position within a strategically important and rapidly expanding financing business. It will appeal to individuals with broad structured finance expertise who are motivated to influence capital allocation and risk-return decisions at scale.
For further information, please contact:
Josh Lawson
Senior Director, Head of Risk Recruitment
Barclay Simpson