Portfolio Manager

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 120 nationalities, 14 000 students, 400 professors and close to 5000 faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

Aalto University Endowment is supporting the university’s purpose to shape a sustainable future by generating continuous annual funding. The endowment invests in equities, fixed income, private equity, private credit and hedge funds mainly through different types of fund products. The investment approach is team based where all team members contribute to asset allocation decisions and flexibly work in different areas of the portfolio as needed while developing expertise in diverse domains.

We are now looking for a Portfolio Manager

Your role and goals

o   contribute to manager selection and monitoring especially on the private market side

o   use time to analyze markets and assets, read articles and research, form your own thinking and participate actively in the asset allocation discussion

o   take part in Endowment’s analysis projects and trading the portfolio.

Your experience and ambitions

You are passionate about investing and continuously eager to learn more, especially asset allocation and market analysis, the intricacies of a wide set of investment strategies, and analyzing some of the best investors in the world.

We expect

o   you to have multiple years of experience in one of the key skill areas of manager selection, private equity, or corporate finance

o   flexibility to take over varying manager selection and monitoring tasks

o   suitable higher education degree from e.g. finance, economics or engineering

o   fluency in English, Finnish language is not required

In addition, we value interest and skills in programming, data analysis, strategic asset allocation and/or sustainable investing.

What we offer

We offer you an environment to develop into a generalist investor that is versed in top-level asset allocation in addition to broadening your specialist skills of individual asset classes all the while contributing to the society critical purpose of the university.
 

We value work-life balance and well-being in all aspects of life. Your workplace is located at the Otaniemi Campus in Espoo, Finland. Life on the revitalized campus is vibrant, featuring stunning architecture, tranquil nature, and a variety of cafes, restaurants, and services, all complemented by excellent public transportation connections.

Join us!

To apply, please share your CV and motivation letter with salary request with us through our recruitment site ("Apply now!”) latest at 23.59pm (EET) 4th February 2026.

For more information about the role, please contact Head of Investments Lauri Ström +358 40 6653190 on Friday January 30 at 14-16 and Tuesday February 3 at 9-11 am. For questions related to the application process, please contact HR Partner Isabella Itäpalo isabella.itapalo(at)aalto.fi.

You will hear from us at the latest in the second whole week of February. We aim to have a transparent and equal recruitment process, so feel free to ask us for feedback.

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