Investment Manager Job Abu Dhabi area,UAE/Dubai,Finance & Banking

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

Manager Sourcing & Origination
Identify, source, and evaluate global investment managers across:
- Alpha transport strategies
- Market neutral strategies
- Equity extension strategies
- Hedged equity strategies
Maintain strong institutional relationships with consultants, peers, and managers
Proactively identify diversification opportunities to reduce single-manager concentration risk
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
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)
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
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
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
- 10+ years of institutional investment experience
- Significant experience in manager selection and portfolio construction
- Demonstrated expertise in:
  - Absolute return strategies
  - Alpha transport strategies
  - Market neutral mandates
  - Equity extension structures
- Experience structuring and managing managed accounts
- Experience with in:
  - Sovereign wealth funds
  - Pension funds
  - Asset managers
  - 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

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