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Director, Investment Risk Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Alat
Title: Director, Investment Risk
Company: Alat
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alat is looking for a Director, Investment Risk to join our team in Riyadh.
This role focused on strengthening Alat’s investment risk management framework, ensuring robust governance, independent oversight, and effective portfolio risk management across the full investment lifecycle, in alignment with Alat's strategic investment objectives and risk appetite
The successful candidate will provide independent risk insights and constructive challenge to Executive Management, supporting strategic decision-making and helping safeguard Alat’s investment portfolio while enabling disciplined growth and Value creation across strategically important industrial sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead investment risk strategy, governance frameworks, and risk oversight processes
- Provide independent risk advisory on investment opportunities, portfolio exposures, and strategic transactions
- Assess transaction-level and portfolio-level risks, including mitigation actions and escalation requirements
- Deliver clear, actionable risk insights and reporting to senior leadership
- Support investment committees and decision-making forums with independent risk perspectives
- Monitor emerging risks across the portfolio and recommend practical improvements
- Strengthen risk culture, controls, and governance across the investment lifecycle
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Risk Management, or a related field
- Master’s degree preferred; or relevant professional certification, or equivalent are highly desirable.
- 12+ years of experience in investment risk, portfolio risk, investment management, or related investment environments, including experience within sovereign wealth funds, private equity, investment holding companies, or institutional investment environments.
- Strong understanding of investment governance, portfolio risk, transaction risk, and risk reporting
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders and providing independent challenge
- Excellent analytical, communication, and executive reporting skills
- Ability to operate with independence, sound judgment, and strategic perspective
Why Join Alat?
At Alat, you will be part of a team building Saudi Arabia’s national industrial champion, advancing industries from the Kingdom to the world.
As a PIF company, Alat is developing world-class industrial businesses through strategic partnerships, localization, and long-term manufacturing investment. Across Electrification, AI & Digital Hardware, Building & Heavy Equipment, and Home & Medical Equipment, Alat works with leading global partners to build manufacturing capabilities, strengthen supply chains, accelerate technology transfer, and enable production at scale.
This role offers the opportunity to influence investment decisions at scale, shape risk governance practices, and contribute directly to the growth of a globally competitive industrial investment platform.
Contribute to high-impact projects, work with global partners, and help shape the future of advanced manufacturing in Saudi Arabia. Join us in building the industries of tomorrow.
Please note that Alat is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, experience, merit, and business requirements.
