Associate Risk Management – EMEA Real Estate Investment
A unique opportunity has arisen to join a world-class investment firm with a diverse and dynamic real estate portfolio spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This is a high-impact role within a specialist risk and insurance function, working at the heart of a firm that oversees a multi-billion-dollar real estate investment strategy.
If you thrive in fast-paced, commercially focused environments and have a strong understanding of insurance risk within the real estate sector, this could be the career move that defines your future.
The Opportunity
This role is designed for a strategically minded insurance risk professional with a keen eye for cost control, negotiation, and risk mitigation. You will play a pivotal role in managing insurance coverage across a pan-EMEA portfolio, ensuring that assets are protected, policies are optimised, and premiums deliver maximum value.
Operating within a specialist team, this newly created position offers exposure to senior stakeholders, asset managers, and external service providers in a firm known for its data-driven, proactive approach to risk management. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical insurance knowledge and commercial acumen, ensuring that insurance spend is strategically aligned with investment objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a key risk partner for insurance-related matters across the EMEA real estate investment portfolio.
* Oversee insurance placement, renewals, and policy administration, ensuring comprehensive coverage for all assets.
* Engage directly with brokers and insurance providers to drive competitive pricing and enhance cost efficiency.
* Develop and maintain a best-in-class risk management framework, ensuring all policies align with business objectives.
* Identify cost-saving opportunities within insurance arrangements, challenging existing structures and optimising coverage.
* Ensure accurate and timely data management of insurance policies, working closely with internal stakeholders.
* Deliver strategic risk insights to senior leadership, providing meaningful analysis on risk exposure, claims trends, and policy performance.
* Drive insurance risk awareness initiatives, embedding a culture of proactive risk management across the organisation.
* Support due diligence activities related to new acquisitions and asset disposals, ensuring seamless integration of insurance strategies.
This is not a passive administrative role. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with a commercial mindset, constantly seeking efficiencies, cost reductions, and strategic advantages within the firm’s insurance program.
Your Profile
To be successful in this role, you will need to be a savvy negotiator, commercially aware, and highly attuned to the nuances of real estate insurance risk.
We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate:
* Proven experience in real estate insurance risk management, underwriting, or broking.
* Strong understanding of property insurance policies, coverage structures, and risk transfer mechanisms.
* A track record of negotiating and optimising insurance costs, ideally within a real estate or investment setting.
* Confidence in engaging with brokers, insurers, and senior stakeholders, with the ability to challenge assumptions and secure the best outcomes.
* Ability to interpret complex risk data and translate it into actionable insights.
* Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in policy management and risk reporting.
* A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to anticipate challenges and drive improvements.
* Experience within a brokerage, insurer, or real estate investment firm will be highly advantageous.
This role is ideally suited to a high-performing insurance professional looking to transition into a more strategic, commercially driven position.
What’s on Offer
* A high-exposure role within a prestigious investment firm, offering access to complex, high-value transactions across EMEA.
* The opportunity to drive cost efficiencies, challenge the status quo, and influence key decision-making processes.
* A firm that values innovation, strategic thinking, and commercial agility in risk management.
* A hybrid working environment, with three days per week in a centrally located London office.
* A competitive compensation package, including strong benefits and long-term career growth opportunities.
Why Apply?
This is a career-defining opportunity for an ambitious insurance risk professional looking to step up into a commercially strategic role within a major investment business. You will have the chance to make a tangible impact on how insurance risk is managed at scale, working with senior leadership in a firm that values proactive risk management as a core business function.
If you are commercially minded, technically astute, and ready for a challenge that goes beyond standard insurance risk management, we want to hear from you.
To explore this opportunity further, apply now or get in touch with us at RiskTAE for a confidential discussion.