Senior Investment Strategist

Job description / Role

The purpose of the role is to assist the Head of Asset Management and Senior Management in leading the development and monitoring of robust asset allocation strategies for clients.

Job Responsibilities:
• The Senior Investment Strategist will take lead responsibility for departmental research and ad-hoc analyses on financial markets, macroeconomics, asset classes and portfolio construction issues and any other analyses to assist in meeting any objectives outlined in client mandates as well as any objectives as set and under direction of the Head of Asset Management.
• The Senior Investment Strategist will provide guidance to the Investment Strategists and ensure that ideas, research and departmental responsibilities are executed to the highest standard and on-time.
• Responsible for ensuring all reports and analyses prepared by the Asset Management Department are executed to high standard and on-time.
• Contributing to idea generation in portfolio construction, market views and ad-hoc research and tasks.
• Contributes to the development of complex financial models and financial analyses on a broad range of asset allocation and portfolio construction issues.
• Keeps abreast with current and projected market financial conditions and assesses their impact on asset allocation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience handling a similar role in Investment Strategy, Research, Financial Feasibility Studies & Analysis.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or similar preferred.
• Professional qualifications in Financial Analysis, such as CFA or similar, are an advantage.
• Must be fluent in English & Arabic.

About the Company

Human Capital House was set up in the year 2013 with a vision to be a progressive talent acquisition partner for organizations within the local and regional market in the Middle East.

As international markets get ever demanding, corporations globally are presented with the challenges of attracting the right talent. Human capital retention and recruitment remain a critical factor to the success of any company. Strategic decision to recruit the right talent is a key issue to organization as wrong candidate selection can potentially be disastrous to their efficiency.

The critical aspect of choosing the right individual with the apt experience and knowledge becomes more crucial as he/she would need to share the ambitions of the employer, while fitting in to the new culture. Human Capital House has both the experience and expertise to help its clients make the right choice of selection. From understanding client requirements, through identifying and assessing the candidates, our systematic approach strives to ensure successful executive recruitment.