Director - Public Markets (UCITS Funds)

Michael Page

UAE

Ref: HP350-6633

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

As the Director of Public Markets, you're an integral part of the investment team and have a passion for identifying investment themes and emerging trends. You enjoy building long-term partnerships and cultivating relationships.

Client Details

The client, based in Abu Dhabi, is one of the region's top Investment companies. They engage in multiple asset classes, Capital Markets, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Credit and more across multiple sectors globally.

Description

Primary responsibilities will be:

* Work with Public Markets team to develop a market-based investing framework, that incorporates positioning, technical, volatility (and other relevant) signals to complement our long-term fundamental views
* Generate investment ideas for the portfolio, across UCITS Funds globally
* Regularly disseminate views and discuss ideas with investment colleagues, both verbally and in writing
* Build and maintain network of top tier buy-side contacts to aid idea generation
* Consistently seek to enhance idea generation process, through building internal and external partnerships, and utilising alternative data sources

Job Offer

* Market Leading Compensation
* Opportunity to Develop

Requirements

The ideal candidate will:

* Be able & willing to work in Abu Dhabi;
* Have 10-12 years of experience on the buy-side within equities, AND experience with investments in UCITS - this is key
* Have a degree from a top institution; will ideally have completed an MBA
* Fluency in both spoken and written English is essential
* Be hands-on, detail oriented & able to function in a lean environment
* Have strong communication & stakeholder management skills
* Be able to lead, develop & manage a strong team
* Have excellent attention to detail

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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