Investment Manager

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

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:

o Absolute return strategies

o Alpha transport strategies

o Market neutral mandates

o Equity extension structures

• Experience structuring and managing managed accounts

• Experience within:

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