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Head of Hedge Fund Investments Location: Abu Dhabi We are supporting a leading sovereign investment platform in Abu Dhabi on a senior hire within its hedge fund investment team. This is a senior role within a well-established team focused on macro, systematic and absolute return strategies.
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Location: Abu Dhabi
We are supporting a leading sovereign investment platform in Abu Dhabi on a senior hire within its hedge fund investment team.
This is a senior role within a well-established team focused on
macro, systematic and absolute return strategies
.
The remit is primarily to invest in external
macro hedge funds
, while also contributing to
co-investments, strategy development and broader portfolio construction work
.
They are looking for someone with a strong
fund of funds / hedge fund investing background
, but this is not a pure allocator profile.
The ideal candidate must also have real
trading, risk-taking or risk allocation experience
, with a genuine understanding of
PnL, portfolio construction and hedge fund-style investing
.
Responsibilities
- Lead manager selection and due diligence across
- macro hedge funds
- and related absolute return strategies
- Evaluate external managers across process, performance, risk, portfolio construction and PnL drivers
- Monitor existing investments and make recommendations on sizing, retention and re-allocation
- Help develop
- co-investment opportunities
- and contribute to internal strategy discussions
- Work closely with senior stakeholders on portfolio construction and capital allocation
- Support the continued growth of the team and investment platform
Candidate Profile
- **15+ years of experience**
- across hedge funds, fund of funds, institutional investing or related buy-side roles
- Strong experience investing in or allocating to
- macro hedge funds
- Must also have a
- trading, investing or risk allocation background
- , whether in macro, equity long/short or a similar hedge fund environment
- Strong understanding of
- PnL, risk and portfolio construction
- A
- systematic or quantitative mindset
- would be highly valued
- Exposure to
- machine learning, advanced statistics or quantitative research
- would be a strong plus
- Ideally holds a
Phd
- or similarly strong academic background
- Bank training earlier in the career would be preferred
Additional Information
- Based in
Abu Dhabi
- Candidates should be willing to relocate, or already be based there
- Please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] for this role.
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