Solutions CIO - Middle East

Position summary

Department

Investment leadership

• Deliver strategy advice, discretionary implementation for multi-manager portfolios, monitoring, and client service for strategy advice and OCIO clients.
• Take accountability for investment performance and alignment with client objectives, mandates, and governance requirements.
• Work with investment teams to construct multi-asset and outcome-oriented portfolios.

Client advice and market presence

• Advise client CIOs, investment committees, boards, and senior executives; lead or join client meetings, presentations, reviews, workshops, and education sessions.
• Provide advice for single-sleeve relationships and discretionary, OCIO, or customised solutions.
• Represent the firm across the Middle East through client events, consultant engagement, conferences, media, and thought leadership.
• Build a regional network, support referrals and client opportunities, and partner with distribution teams to generate demand.

Experience and expertise

• 15+ years of institutional investment-management and investment consulting experience, including delivering strategy advice.
• Demonstrated institutional client investment outcomes and expertise across public and private markets.
• Experience engaging with senior institutional stakeholders and communicating investment views to clients, conferences, and media.
• Commercial acumen, relationship-building skills, and a record of supporting AUM growth and client retention.
• Experience leading teams in a global, matrixed organisation.
• Regional expertise including oil, gold, Shariah compliance, MENA equity, Shariah equity, and Sukuk.

Education and designations

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CFA, MBA, or another relevant advanced degree or professional designation preferred.

Schedule and location

• Hybrid schedule with four days in the office.
• Work location: Dubai.

Application

• Applicants must attach a resume or CV.