Director, Diversifying Strategies, Hedge Fund Group

Location: Greater London

With over 30 years of organic growth, our hedge fund business has evolved from single-strategy funds into a fully-scaled global multi-manager platform, totaling more than $40bn in AUM. Our specialist portfolio management teams operate across two verticals:
Equity Long/Short and Diversifying Strategies (macro, fixed income and credit). We offer our capabilities via flagship multi-strategy funds, and on a stand-alone basis. We strive to deliver exceptional investment results for clients, and to be a destination of choice for top talent.

We are seeking to recruit a Director who will be both the business lead responsible for Diversifying Strategies, as well as a member of the leadership team of our Hedge Fund Group (HFG), which oversees the strategic direction and the investment talent for our growing hedge fund business.

This role will oversee a broad and evolving suite of macro, fixed income relative value and credit strategies and investors. The Director will be responsible for ensuring strong, repeatable investment results, the attraction, development and retention of talent globally, and the overall long term commercial success of the strategies. This position will be based in London.

The ideal candidate must be the utmost fiduciary, a strategic thinker and a problem solver. They will have a highly competitive drive, mixed with strong collaboration skills to activate the firm towards our commercial ambition.

- 15+ yrs of relevant experience in macro or multi-strategy hedge fund business leadership, or related fields;

- Credibility as a manager of investors, with a proven track record of attracting, retaining, developing, and motivating investment talent, and the strongest ability to build trust-based relationships with investors. A laser focus on helping investors succeed, with a long term view on talent that combines excellence and rigor with flexibility and empathy.

- Strategic orientation with the ability to define and execute a strong business plan and financial model
- Strong organizational skills – able to manage, prioritize, and complete multiple projects simultaneously, and results orientated;

- Effective interpersonal and communication skills – able to articulate and integrate numerous viewpoints, and mobilize/influence across the firm, and represent the function internally and externally;

- The ability to navigate stressful situations with composure – a calming, pragmatic problem solver, and active listener;

- Prior management experience of investors (first-hand investment experience, either as an Analyst or Portfolio Manager, is advantageous).
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