Purpose
The Investment Manager will:
- Lead manager sourcing and due diligence across absolute return and equity sub-strategies
- Structure managed accounts and bespoke mandates
- Reallocate capital into higher-alpha strategies aligned with portfolio objectives
- Strengthen resilience within the Asset Management team
- Support performance oversight and active portfolio management
Responsibilities \& Duties
1. Manager Sourcing \& Origination
- Identify, source, and evaluate global investment managers across:
o Alpha transport strategies
o Market neutral strategies
o Equity extension strategies
o Hedged equity strategies
- Maintain strong institutional relationships with consultants, peers, and managers
- Proactively identify diversification opportunities to reduce single-manager concentration risk
2. Due Diligence \& Investment Assessment
- Conduct full investment, operational, and risk due diligence independently
- Build and review advanced financial models and performance attribution analyses
- Evaluate strategy robustness, alpha sustainability, and scalability
- Assess portfolio construction, factor exposures, liquidity profile, and risk controls
- Prepare detailed investment memoranda for internal review
3. Mandate Structuring \& Execution
- Structure and negotiate managed accounts and fund allocations
- Lead execution processes from approval to funding
- Coordinate with Legal, Operations, and Risk to finalize documentation
- Manage capital deployment for ring-fenced allocations (e.g., USD 600m Alpha Transport allocation)
- Ensure optimal ticket sizing and manager diversification (e.g., USD 200m mandates)
4. Portfolio Monitoring \& Performance Oversight
- Monitor performance, risk exposures, and alpha delivery
- Review manager reporting and fair value estimates
- Conduct periodic strategy reviews and performance diagnostics
- Respond to underperformance with structured engagement plans
- Recommend manager exits, reallocations, or mandate changes where appropriate
5. Governance \& Committee Reporting
- Present investment recommendations to Investment Committees
- Prepare periodic performance and attribution reports
- Ensure all documentation meets EIA governance and audit standards
- Maintain databases of prospective and rejected investments
6. Team Contribution \& Resilience
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to Investment Analysts
- Support team knowledge development in absolute return and alpha transport strategies
- Contribute to team resilience and reduce key-person dependency risk
Requirements
Qualifications \& Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business, or related discipline
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred
- CFA or equivalent professional designation strongly preferred
Experience
o Absolute return strategies
o Alpha transport strategies
o Market neutral mandates
o Equity extension structures
o Sovereign wealth funds
o Pension funds
o Asset managers
o Institutional investment consulting firms
Technical Skills
- Advanced financial modeling and performance attribution analysis
- Strong understanding of portfolio construction and risk-adjusted returns
- Familiarity with hedge fund and alternative strategy structures
Arabic
Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish