Investment Manager

A national financial institution in Qatar is building out its investment function and is hiring an experienced investment professional to deploy the organisation’s own balance sheet.

This is a principal investing role within the Chief Commercial & Investment Officer’s function. The successful candidate will be the lead execution resource across the full investment lifecycle, with direct access to executive decision-makers and board-level committees.

The identity of the organisation will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates.

• Lead the evaluation of investment opportunities across direct investments, co-investments, fund commitments and separately managed accounts, assessing strategic fit, financial returns and risk
• Lead financial, commercial and strategic due diligence, coordinating work streams across legal, finance and external advisors
• Develop investment memoranda and Investment Committee papers, including financial models and valuation analyses, with clear recommendations
• Structure and negotiate co-investment arrangements, SMAs and partnership agreements
• Originate, structure and negotiate strategic partnerships with exchanges, clearing houses, market data providers and institutional partners
• Own relationships with existing partners, co-investors and fund managers
  
  Lead post-investment monitoring and performance tracking across the portfolio, including board and committee representation where appropriate
• Present periodic portfolio reviews to senior leadership, highlighting performance, risks and recommendations

• 8–15 years of experience deploying institutional capital, sovereign wealth fund, pension fund, insurer, bank principal or strategic investments team, corporate development function, or a private markets platform
• Demonstrable ownership of investment decisions: you have presented to an Investment Committee and been accountable for positions after closing, rather than advising others who did
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and transaction structuring capability
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements, shareholder arrangements or fund documentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present to executive and board audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business or a related discipline
• Preferable a CFA charter holder, or a master’s degree in finance or business