- Opportunity to build & develop the Family Office for a leading UAE-based family
- Direct experience investing globally across all asset classes required
About Our Client
Our client is a large family group based out of the UAE. The group has a strong, diversified portfolio of companies that span across automotive, services, technology, real estate, and logistics.
Job Description
- Develop investment strategy for the office and manage the execution process
- Originate, advice and recommend CFO and Investment Committee on investment opportunities
- Evaluate the potential risks and develop the action plan
- Manage partnerships with other investment companies
- Create, implement and coordinate a comprehensive family financial strategy, including an accompanying Investment Policy (IP)
- Organise and implement an asset allocation strategy built around the principles and benchmarks as indicated in IP and agreed by Investment Committee
- Maintain and monitor multiple and segregated family financial strategies, IP and asset allocation strategies
- Develop and maintain and account aggregation platform. Enables FO with reporting and risk metrics/analytics capabilities
- Research and identify the best money managers around the world to implement the applicable allocations towards each specific asset class
- Source, select, diversify, and monitor the money managers who carry out the actual investing of various aspects of the portfolio, including cash management, bonds, equities, alternatives, and derivatives
The Successful Applicant
- 8+ years of portfolio management experience within an asset/wealth management firm or family office
- Experience in investments across asset classes and geographies required
- Experience in managing portfolios required, candidates with solely research or advisory experience will not be considered
- Excellent knowledge of the financial markets and financial tools
- Deep understanding of the global economy and capital markets, equity and fixed income analysis, asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management of portfolios, and strong analytic and communication skills
- Experience of financial writing
- Experience of organising and editing large documents
- Able to write clearly on technical details of financial markets
- Team player with a positive disposition who works extremely well with subordinates, engagement of peers and superiors as well as clients as appropriate
- Ability to operate independently
- Possess excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Excellent command of MS Excel, MS Word and MS Power Point
What’s on Offer
- Excellent opportunity to build investments portfolio from the ground-up and actively participate in decision making
- Competitive salaries and strong bonus and benefits package
- Position based in Dubai