Head of Hedge Fund Manager Selection, Global

1 week ago


Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates PER, Private Equity Recruitment Full time
PER, Private Equity Recruitment Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPosted 20 hours ago Permanent Competitive

  • Head of Hedge Fund Manager Selection, Global Sovereign Wealth Fund, Abu Dhabi, UAE

About our client
Our client is a leading global sovereign wealth fund, based in Abu Dhabi. They are looking for an experienced investor to join their global hedge fund team, in a leading role. The fund has a great track record and access to the top managers in the world.
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What the job involves
This position will lead the hedge fund equities investments team.

The successful individual will be responsible for monitoring the existing hedge fund portfolio, executing all new fund and co-investments and designing the investment strategy in line with the wider objectives of the fund.

This individual will report directly into the CIO.- Lead the formulation of the funds' investment strategy, portfolio planning and investment processes for all hedge fund investments (fund-of-funds) as well as any opportunistic co-investments in hedge fund portfolio

  • Responsible for curating and utilising a base of relationships, across the globe, with proven GPs managing funds covering a wide range of strategies
  • Oversee the thorough and comprehensive offsite and onsite due diligence visits / examination of the GPs as regards their performance track record, investment strategy and processes
  • Participate in managing the GP relationships relating to the portfolio of hedge funds
  • Lead the training, coaching and development of all team members

Who we are looking for

  • Extensive experience of investing into external hedge fund managers (i.e. manager selection / fundofhedge funds) in developed markets
  • Strong track record of interviewing managers/external parties, writing detailed research reports and presenting to the Investment Committee
  • Prior experience of designing and negotiating investment guidelines for segregated account mandates
  • Excellent knowledge of the hedge fund industry
  • Good knowledge of securities analysis and macroeconomic overlays
  • Strong academics in Mathematics, Economics or other quantitative field, including preferably an MBA / CFA
  • Advanced statistics and excellent written and spoken English
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