Investment Risk Director

Summary:

The Director, Investment Risk will establish a centralized investment risk function within the Enterprise Data & Analytics team. Building upon GW&K’s current investment risk management practices, this function will provide coordinated risk measurement, analytics, governance, reporting, and oversight across the firm’s Equity and Fixed Income strategies.

This role will strengthen the firm’s ability to monitor, evaluate, and report on portfolio exposures, risk trends, and emerging risks across the organization. The Director, Investment Risk will partner closely with investment professionals, Product Management, Legal & Compliance, Information Technology, and senior leadership to enhance risk oversight, transparency, and support scalable growth.

The ideal candidate is a senior, hands-on investment risk professional who combines strategic vision with practical execution. This individual will advance GW&K's investment risk program and lead a consistent, firm-wide approach that complements the existing risk ownership and expertise within the investment teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the continued development and enhancement of GW&K's investment risk framework, including risk guidelines, oversight processes, governance practices, reporting standards, and escalation criteria.
• Monitor and report portfolio, strategy, and product-level risk exposures across Equity and Fixed Income strategies; track risk trends, thresholds, and outliers and escalate material exceptions as appropriate.
• Perform portfolio risk analysis, risk attribution, benchmark-relative assessments, factor analysis, scenario analysis, and stress testing.
• Actively participate in the Investment Policy Committee, Product Management Committee, and other related GW&K governance and operating committees. Lead the development of a formalized Investment Risk Committee over time.
• Work directly in investment risk and analytics platforms, including FactSet, Axioma, and Bloomberg, to evaluate portfolio exposures and risk characteristics.
• Partner with stakeholders to evaluate and implement technology enhancements that support the continued development of a more robust Fixed Income risk analytics and reporting capabilities.
• Develop and maintain risk dashboards, recurring reports, and analytical materials for investment teams, senior leadership, and governance forums.
• Partner with portfolio managers, analysts, and investment leadership to understand portfolio construction, risk drivers, and exposures while providing independent review, challenge, and oversight of material investment risks.
• Collaborate with Legal & Compliance and Business Infrastructure teams to improve risk data capture, reporting infrastructure, and historical trend analysis; support risk assessment, governance, and escalation activities where investment risks intersect with operational or regulatory matters.