Investment Risk Officer - BOG Asset Management

JSC Bank of GeorgiaTbilisi, TbilisiOn-siteFull-timeMid level, 2–5 yearsListed 4 hours ago

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About this role

BOG Asset Management is hiring an Investment Risk Officer.

BOG Asset Management is a leading asset management firm in Georgia, licensed and supervised by the National Bank of Georgia. We seek to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through rigorous research, disciplined portfolio management, and a client-centric approach.

As a member of Lion Finance Group, BOG Asset Management draws on the Group’s expertise and operating experience. Our role is to channel capital efficiently while adhering to strong governance, compliance, and transparency standards.

Key Responsibilities:

- Monitor market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risks across investment and pension fund portfolios, including interest rate and foreign exchange exposures.
- Support the development and maintenance of risk monitoring frameworks, methodologies, metrics, and controls.
- Analyze portfolio composition, investment strategies, asset allocation, and individual exposures to identify potential risks and assess alignment with investment objectives, mandates, and approved risk limits.
- Monitor compliance with investment restrictions and risk limits set out in internal policies, fund documentation, and applicable regulations; promptly identify and escalate actual or potential breaches.
- Perform stress testing, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis to evaluate portfolio resilience under adverse market conditions.
- Assess credit risk arising from fixed-income securities, corporate loans, deposits, and other credit-sensitive instruments, including issuer and counterparty credit quality, credit spreads, default risk, and potential losses in the event of default.
- Assess operational risks across key processes, including trade execution and settlement, valuation, fund administration, data management, and reporting; identify control weaknesses, monitor operational incidents, and recommend improvements to internal controls.
- Monitor market developments, yield curves, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, and other relevant indicators to evaluate their potential impact on portfolio performance and risk exposures.
- Prepare regular and ad hoc risk reports, dashboards, and analyses for senior management and relevant internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to the improvement of risk management policies, procedures, and reporting tools, including data validation and process automation.
- Support investment decision-making by providing independent risk assessments of proposed investments and portfolio changes, and recommending appropriate risk mitigation measures.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Accounting, or a related field.

Work Experience: Relevant experience in asset management, investment banking, commercial banking, financial analysis, valuation, risk management, or a related financial field is an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills:

- Good understanding of financial markets, investment products, and financial instruments, particularly fixed-income securities.
- Understanding of portfolio risk management, including market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risks, with an awareness of interest rate and foreign exchange risk.
- Familiarity with operational risk assessment, internal controls, and incident monitoring is an advantage.
- Familiarity with stress testing, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and risk-adjusted performance metrics is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and draw well-supported conclusions.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial calculations, data analysis, and working with large datasets; experience with Python, R, SQL, or other analytical tools is an advantage.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and communicate analytical findings clearly.
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and professional integrity.
- Good command of English.
- Familiarity with Bloomberg, Refinitiv, or other financial market data platforms is an advantage.
- Progress toward or completion of professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, or ACCA is an advantage.

If interested, please apply by 6 November, 2026.