Portfolio Strategist Global Investor Abu Dhabi UAE

About our client

Our client is a major global investor based in Abu Dhabi. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategy & Asset Allocation team to enable the efficient and effective governance of the fund's investment sector.

What the job involves

• Assist in the development and implementation of the fund's asset allocation strategy
• Monitor developments in capital market expectations and provide strategic views and research into new investment ideas
• Support the identification, development/configuration and/or maintenance of investment risk IT systems and ensure investment risk data is properly collected and analysed before usage
  
  

• A financial background and experience working in a similar field
• An interest in and understanding of financial markets
• Strong relationship management skills and problem solving competencies
• Possess strong market monitoring capabilities, not just across private markets but other related markets, for example, leveraged finance
• Sound judgement and enthusiasm for risk measurement and monitoring, with a focus on the overall portfolio strategy
• A high degree of economic literacy on private and public markets with a keen understanding of different asset classes
• A commercial nature when viewing potential business plans and opportunities
• Knowledge of coding is advantageous