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risk management career

Risk Management Career Path: Roles, Salary & Progression

Sophie Macon

29 May 2025

Career Advice

Risk management in finance is essentially the practice of minimizing a firm's downside exposure, through identifying, analyzing and managing acceptable levels of uncertainties in a firm's day-to-day operations. With increasing global instability and uncertainty, risk managers are in high demand globally as corporations seek to differentiate themselves as long term winners. Given the breadth of the industry, in this article we will focus on exploring a financial risk management career path in depth. Let's dive in! What does a risk ...