Dubai based, Associate – Asset Allocation - Public markets / buy-side - Sovereign Fund
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Associate – Portfolio Construction - Public markets / buy-side Public Markets Investment Team | Leading Sovereign Wealth Fund (GCC) Location: Dubai, UAE The Opportunity The firm is a leading sovereign wealth fund in the GCC region with a long-term global investment mandate across public and private markets.
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Overview
Associate – Portfolio Construction - Public markets / buy-side
Public Markets Investment Team \| Leading Sovereign Wealth Fund (GCC)
The Opportunity
The firm is a
leading sovereign wealth fund in the GCC region
with a long-term global investment mandate across public and private markets.
As part of the continued build-out of its investment platform, the firm is establishing a
dedicated Public Markets Portfolio Construction team
and is seeking a high-potential Associate to join at an early stage.
This is a
rare opportunity to join a newly established, high-impact team
with strong senior sponsorship, meaningful responsibility from day one, and a
fast-tracked career trajectory
driven by team growth and institutional scale.
Role Overview
The Associate will play a core role in the
construction, optimisation, and oversight of global public markets portfolios
, working across equities, fixed income, and liquid alternatives.
The role sits at the centre of investment decision-making, partnering closely with senior portfolio managers, asset class specialists, and the risk function.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to
strategic and tactical asset allocation
, portfolio risk management, and capital deployment decisions, with exposure to investment committees and senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design and implementation of portfolio construction frameworks for global public markets
- Analyse portfolio risk, return, factor exposures, correlations, and diversification benefits
- Conduct scenario analysis, stress testing, drawdown analysis, and sensitivity analysis
- Assist in strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions across equities, fixed income, and liquid alternatives
- Monitor portfolio performance versus benchmarks, objectives, and risk limits
- Support capital allocation decisions across internal teams and external managers
- Prepare high-quality materials for investment and risk committees
- Work closely with public markets investment teams, risk, research, and data functions
- Contribute to the ongoing build-out of tools, processes, and best practices within the portfolio construction function
Candidate Profile
- 2–5 years of experience in
- public markets investing, portfolio construction, asset allocation, or investment strategy
- Background from a
- top-tier asset manager, sovereign fund, pension fund, hedge fund, or investment bank (markets / strategy / risk)
- Strong understanding of portfolio theory, risk models, factor investing, and performance attribution
- Hands-on experience analysing equity and/or fixed income portfolios
- Strong quantitative and analytical skillset with high attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills required; Python, R, SQL, or similar tools strongly preferred
- Clear, structured communicator able to engage with senior stakeholders
- Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing, evolving environment
Why Join
- **Leading GCC sovereign wealth fund**
- with global scale and long-term capital
- **Newly established Public Markets Portfolio Construction team**
- with significant scope to shape the platform
- **Fast career progression**
- driven by team build-out and increasing responsibility
- Direct exposure to senior decision-makers and core portfolio decisions
- Broad, global remit across asset classes and strategies
- Institutional culture with a strong emphasis on analytical rigour and long-term value creation
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