Strategic Equity Manager

5 days ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Aventus Full time

Aventus is a leading hedge fund seeking an experienced long/short equities investor to deploy capital across MENA public markets.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of generating strong risk-adjusted returns through fundamental, event-driven, or relative value strategies.

  • Construct and manage a market-neutral or directional L/S equity portfolio across MENA markets, with a focus on alpha generation.
  • Identify high-conviction long and short opportunities through deep fundamental research, financial modeling, and industry analysis.
  • Utilize a combination of bottom-up stock picking, event-driven strategies, and macro overlays to optimize portfolio returns.
  • Leverage synthetic instruments (CFDs, swaps) and other structures to express short positions where direct shorting is limited.
  • Adapt strategies to regional market structures, including liquidity constraints, regulatory requirements, and geopolitical risks.
  • Maintain strict risk controls, optimizing position sizing, stop-loss limits, and hedging strategies.

This role offers access to substantial capital within a well-established hedge fund platform.

Required Skills and Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

  • 5+ years of experience in long/short equities portfolio management at a hedge fund, proprietary trading desk, or asset manager.
  • Demonstrable track record of profitability with a Sharpe ratio of 1.5 or higher.
  • Deep expertise in MENA equity markets, particularly in key sectors such as financials, consumer, industrials, real estate, and energy.
  • Strong knowledge of short-selling mechanisms, derivatives, and portfolio hedging techniques.
  • Highly disciplined risk management approach, with experience managing liquidity constraints and regulatory considerations in MENA.


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