Project Manager (Risk)

Project Manager (Risk)

London x5 Days on-site

£600-650pd Inside

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are seeking experienced Project Manager to lead a range of risk-focused initiatives within our growing risk analytics function. This role is ideal for someone with a strong quantitative background and solid project management experience in financial services.

As a Project Manager, you will oversee and drive projects related to risk management, including the delivery of quantitative tools, model updates, and analytics enhancements. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure high‑quality, compliant, and effective risk solutions.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and manage risk-related projects such as margin calculator enhancements, credit risk analysis initiatives, and risk model updates.

• Coordinate with quantitative teams and business stakeholders to implement, maintain, and improve quantitative risk models.

• Utilize advanced tools and methodologies for Potential Future Exposure (PFE) calculations.

• Collaborate with vendor partners and work with vendor‑based risk calculation engines such as IHS Markit Financial Risk Analytics.

• Ensure that project deliverables adhere to internal governance standards and established risk assessment methodologies.

Key Requirements

• Strong quantitative background with experience in risk management or financial engineering.

• Hands‑on experience with financial risk analytics tools, including exposure to platforms such as IHS Markit FRA (or similar vendor systems).

• Proven project management experience within a financial services environment, ideally delivering technical or model‑driven initiatives.

• Familiarity with QuIC/FraimWRX, Murex, or similar pricing/risk systems.

• Experience working with other pricing engines or complex risk analytics platforms.

Our people 

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”