Director, Risk Management

Position Summary:  

The Director will join the Risk Management team within the Private Equity business group, reporting directly to the Vice President and dotted line to the Senior Vice President. The objective of the team is to partner effectively with our portfolio companies and internal stakeholders to drive performance, generate value, and act as a trusted resource on risk management matters. Internal stakeholders include our finance, legal, deal, portfolio management, and investor relations teams.  

The Director will work closely with the Vice President and Senior Vice President and be responsible for assisting with developing, maintaining, and overseeing Brookfield Private Equity enterprise risk management and ESG programs across our portfolio of global businesses. This role provides the foundation, guidance and exposure towards a successful and challenging career, including potential to grow within the Risk & ESG team and within the broader Brookfield team. The successful candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent interpersonal skills, possesses a high degree of intellectual curiosity and has a strong foundation in analytical thinking. 

Responsibilities  

Support the Vice President in the development, implementation and maintenance of ESG, risk, and other key risk management programs across portfolio companies.   

Risk Management Specific Responsibilities:   

• Prepare quarterly and annual risk presentations, covering anti-bribery and corruption, cybersecurity, health & safety, ESG, climate, and catastrophic risk for Brookfield senior management and our Board 

• Assist in overseeing key risk management programs across the Private Equity Group, including anti-bribery and corruption, ESG, internal control over financial reporting, etc. 

• Support with internal control assessment at the portfolio company level 

• Support review of risk registers across portfolio companies during the business planning process  

• Support the onboarding and integration of new acquisitions into Brookfield's risk management programs  

• Support the business partners in executing the Group’s portfolio governance processes, including monitoring programs such as anti-bribery and corruption, internal control over financial reporting, compliance, and board governance  

• Strategic ad-hoc analysis and special projects as required 

Sustainability Specific Responsibilities:   

• Take responsibility for ESG management including managing, analyzing, presenting and monitoring ESG KPIs 

• Monitor Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) reporting requirements and developments and review portfolio company disclosures  

• Prepare quarterly and annual reports for public and private fund investor purposes, including annual ESG Reports 

• Frequent communication with portfolio company finance teams and with public and private fund finance teams to support investor relations, regulatory compliance reporting, board reporting, and ESG initiatives  

• Research and communicate evolving ESG frameworks, networks, and regulations and synthesize the information for the portfolio management team  

• Manage, analyze and monitor greenhouse gas emissions inventory and forecasting for Brookfield Private Equity  

• Assess and validate climate-related risks and opportunities for each portfolio company  

• Manage, analyze and monitor health & safety related incidents on a quarterly basis for reporting 

Requirements:  

• 7-10 years’ experience. Preferred in internal controls, audit, risk management, ESG frameworks 

• Experience working on CSRD would be advantageous but not a requirement 

• ACA or ACCA preferred, audit firm experience as well as industry experience with a proven track record of high performance  

• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in internal control over financial reporting programs 

• Demonstrated leadership ability and is a team player, willing to always support the team as well as work with autonomy where required 

• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability; willingness to “dive into the details” 

• Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment 

• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills, including the ability to review and update financial models and prepare high quality presentations 

• Please note sustainability-specific expertise can be developed within the role, with support from the existing team