Director- Portfolio Manager

Company Description

Job Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• Construct multi-asset portfolios and lead in formulating SAA and TAA decisions across equities, fixed income, alternatives, FX, and derivatives.
• Generate alpha by implementing tactical views within strategic allocation frameworks.
• Conduct macroeconomic and asset class research, leveraging internal and external sources to support asset allocation and security selection.
• Collaborate with the CIO, Fund Management, and Research teams to align strategies with institutional objectives.
• Design and implement robust risk management strategies, including scenario analysis, stress testing, and liquidity risk oversight.
• Manage client-specific investment mandates and discretionary portfolio management (DPM) accounts.
• Contribute to product strategy development, supporting new fund launches and enhancements to existing solutions.
• Ensure regulatory, compliance, and governance standards are fully met.
• Participate in investment committees and provide thought leadership in asset allocation and market outlook discussions.
• Support client engagement by contributing to investment presentations, portfolio reviews, and business development initiatives.
• Demonstrated strength in portfolio construction, including risk budgeting, position sizing, and factor balance (to reinforce disciplined process and elevate portfolio quality).
• Proficiency with portfolio management and risk systems such as Aladdin, Charles River, Bloomberg PORT, FactSet, MSCI, or Barra (to ensure immediate effectiveness on the firm’s technology stack).
• Ability to incorporate AI-driven and data-driven workflows, including screening models, alternative data, NLP, and analytics (to drive innovation and future-proof investment processes).
• Experience integrating quantitative signals with discretionary judgement (to improve repeatability and reduce key-person dependency).
• Clear approach to research-to-portfolio implementation, ensuring timely execution of top-down and bottom-up views (to strengthen accountability and operational efficiency).
• Mindset and capability to scale processes through automation, playbooks, and codified workflows (to enhance consistency, speed, and platform scalability).
• Strong ability to articulate portfolio decisions, factor exposures, and attribution to internal stakeholders and clients (to support CIO communications and client engagement).
• Optional familiarity with coding tools such as Python, R, or SQL (to broaden analytical capability and support model development).

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of global financial markets, multi-asset investing, and portfolio construction across major asset classes (equities, fixed income, alternatives, FX, derivatives).
• Demonstrated ability in both strategic asset allocation and tactical implementation to enhance returns and manage risks.
• Strong experience in designing and executing risk management frameworks (stress testing, VaR, scenario analysis, liquidity monitoring).
• Proven track record of managing institutional and discretionary portfolios in line with client objectives.
• Ability to align investment strategies with the firm’s CIO outlook, governance frameworks, and client mandates.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working with fund management teams, CIOs, and research providers (internal and external).
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills to support performance attribution, asset class evaluation, and investment decision-making.
• Proficiency in portfolio management systems and risk tools (BlackRock Aladdin).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to contribute to investment committee discussions and support client presentations.