Portfolio Manager, Fund of Funds
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About the Role
Equi is seeking a high-trajectory investment professional to lead manager due diligence, portfolio risk, and liquidity management for a rapidly growing fund of funds platform. You will report to the CIO, serve on the Investment Committee, and manage a junior quant researcher.
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Responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive due diligence on hedge funds, hybrid strategies, and private credit managers
- Source proprietary deal flow through industry relationships and systematic market mapping
- Develop and present investment recommendations to the CIO and Investment Committee
- Build and refine data driven frameworks for manager evaluation and selection
- Monitor existing manager relationships through regular engagement and performance evaluation
- Own the portfolio risk function, including risk frameworks, factor exposure analysis, and concentration monitoring
- Design and execute stress testing scenarios (liquidity, market drawdown, correlation breakdown)
- Manage gate risk and redemption queue scenarios, modeling portfolio liquidity under stress
- Build and maintain risk dashboards including performance attribution and drawdown analysis
- Manage liquidity across pooled funds, SMAs, and swap exposures
- Track and forecast cash positioning across fund structures
- Manage and mentor a junior quant researcher
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in hedge fund allocation (fund of funds, endowment, pension, family office) or senior advisory/consulting role
- Track record of successful manager evaluation and investment recommendations
- Deep understanding of hedge fund strategies, fund structures, liquidity terms, and operational requirements across pooled vehicles, SMAs, and swap structures
- Strong liquidity management experience
- Experience with portfolio risk management including stress testing and scenario analysis
- Investment operations knowledge (subscription/redemption, NAV reconciliation, capital call management)
- Experience with portfolio analytics, factor analysis, and performance attribution
- Prior experience managing or mentoring junior team members
- Strong AI proficiency
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or related quantitative field preferred
- CFA or CAIA designation a plus
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About Equi
- Equi is an investment management firm building institutional quality alternative investment solutions.
- Operates a unique business model: offers Equi branded funds and white label fund of funds products for top independent multi family offices and financial advisory firms.
- Combines deep manager selection expertise with sophisticated portfolio construction.
- Firm is at an inflection point with rapidly scaling AUM and new product launches.
About The Role
- Seeking a high trajectory investment professional with a genuine passion for investing.
- Reports directly to the Chief Investment Officer and serves in a leadership role on the Investment Committee.
- Combines rigorous manager due diligence with portfolio construction, risk management, and team leadership.
- Opportunity for expanded responsibility as the platform grows.
Culture
- Team first environment where transparency and healthy debate are integral.
- Flat structure; ideas win on merit, not seniority.
- Values intellectual honesty, rigorous thinking, and humility.
Own Manager Selection & Due Diligence
- Lead comprehensive due diligence on hedge funds, hybrid strategies, and private credit managers.
- Source proprietary deal flow through industry relationships and systematic market mapping.
- Develop and present investment recommendations to the CIO and Investment Committee.
- Build and refine data driven frameworks for manager evaluation and selection.
- Monitor existing manager relationships through regular engagement and performance evaluation.
Own Portfolio Risk
- Own the portfolio risk function: develop and maintain risk frameworks, factor exposure analysis, and concentration monitoring.
- Design and execute stress testing scenarios including liquidity stress tests, market drawdown simulations, and correlation breakdown analysis.
- Manage gate risk and redemption queue scenarios, modeling portfolio liquidity under stress.
- Build and maintain risk dashboards including performance attribution, drawdown analysis, and exposure reporting.
Own Liquidity & Operations
- Manage liquidity across pooled funds, SMAs, and swap exposures with distinct redemption terms.
- Track and forecast cash positioning across fund structures.
- Coordinate with fund administrators, custodians, and swap counterparties on operational execution.
Own Team Leadership
- Manage and mentor a junior quant researcher, setting priorities and directing analytical projects.
- Define research agenda and delegate quantitative analysis and manager screening tasks.
- Build team processes and infrastructure as the investment team scales.
Assist Collaboration
- Serve as a member of the Investment Committee, contributing to portfolio construction and risk budgeting.
- Develop capital allocation recommendations and flag rebalancing considerations.
- Partner with the CIO on vehicle selection decisions (pooled funds, SMAs, swaps).
- Collaborate with product and engineering on proprietary tools for portfolio management and risk analytics.
- Collaborate with legal and compliance on governance frameworks.
- Support sales and client facing teams with investment insights and due diligence materials.
- Represent the firm with managers, allocators, and industry stakeholders.
- Contribute to new product development initiatives.
Knowledge Required Experience
- 5+ years in hedge fund allocation (fund of funds, endowment, pension, family office) or senior advisory/consulting role.
- Track record of successful manager evaluation and investment recommendations.
- Deep understanding of hedge fund strategies, fund structures, liquidity terms, and operational requirements.
- Strong liquidity management experience.
- Experience with portfolio risk management including stress testing and scenario analysis.
- Investment operations knowledge (subscription/redemption, NAV reconciliation, capital call management).
- Experience with portfolio analytics, factor analysis, and performance attribution.
- Prior experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
- Strong AI proficiency.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or related quantitative field preferred.
- CFA or CAIA designation a plus.
Compensation
- Compensation Range: $170K $230K
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