Head of Investment

Job Description

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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 for this role.

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2026-04-01 07:26:21