Head of Portfolio Construction & Risk

Client of James Douglas Middle East

Employer Active

Posted on 17 Sep

Experience

10 - 15 Years

Job Location

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering, Bachelor of Commerce(Commerce), Chartered Financial Analyst(Finance)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

They are seeking a Head of Portfolio Construction & Risk to lead the development and integration of portfolio construction and risk frameworks across the firms investment offerings. This role is responsible for embedding risk methodologies into a range of strategies, including bottom-up active, quantitative, and outcome-based approaches. The Head of Portfolio Construction & Risk will also guide the firm's adoption of machine learning and quantitative tools, support the development and back testing of new strategies, and provide risk oversight across all portfolios and be part of the Investment Committee.

Operates within regulatory and risk governance frameworks, contributing to the institutional development of the firms investment oversight - the job holder reports to the Head of Multi-Asset Investments who oversees all portfolio teams. Additionally, the job is a member of the Investment Committee, bringing risk and factor insights into the decision-making process, working closely with teams across portfolio management, product development, technology, sales, compliance, operations, and the wider parent company and engaging with external partners including system providers, consultants, and clients.

As the firm undergoes rapid growth and aims to position itself as a regional leader in the GCC and beyond, this role will be central in ensuring portfolios are constructed and monitored with a disciplined and scalable risk approach and supports innovation of new products and capabilities in a rapidly changing asset management environment.

Key Result Areas

  • Design and implement comprehensive portfolio risk frameworks across active, quantitative, passive, and outcome-based strategies.<
  • Guide the firms approach to risk model selection and validation, drawing on familiarity with tools such as Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg, FactSet etc.<
  • Support the product development process by contributing portfolio construction insight, including back testing of strategies and alignment with investment objectives.<
  • Lead the development and integration of machine learning and AI tools to support portfolio design and risk assessment.<
  • Create and maintain robust portfolio risk reporting, monitoring, and escalation protocols.<
  • Develop quasi-active, factor-based strategies with defined risk budgets and tracking error targets.<
  • Construct customized portfolios for a range of client and product types, including institutional mandates and mutual funds.<
  • Spearhead the firms efforts to differentiate itself through disciplined, risk-aware portfolio construction and innovation.<
  • Translate complex quantitative and risk methodologies into practical tools and frameworks for investment use.<
  • Ensure portfolio design remains aligned with client objectives, product mandates, and firm-wide risk controls.<
  • Create monitoring, reporting and simulation tools to help the whole portfolio management and client reporting value chain.<
  • Shape the firms portfolio construction and risk framework across all products and strategies.<
  • Participate in the Investment Committee and contribute to strategy design and evaluation.<
  • Oversee risk monitoring, reporting, and remediation actions across portfolios.<
  • Recommend risk modelling approaches, system enhancements, and strategic portfolio adjustments.<
  • Define the data requirements and tools needed for implementation of the strategies<

Desired Candidate Profile

Key Result Areas/strong> /p>

  • Design and implement comprehensive portfolio risk frameworks across active, quantitative, passive, and outcome-based strategies./li>
  • Guide the firms approach to risk model selection and validation, drawing on familiarity with tools such as Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg, FactSet etc./li>
  • Support the product development process by contributing portfolio construction insight, including back testing of strategies and alignment with investment objectives./li>
  • Lead the development and integration of machine learning and AI tools to support portfolio design and risk assessment./li>
  • Create and maintain robust portfolio risk reporting, monitoring, and escalation protocols./li>
  • Develop quasi-active, factor-based strategies with defined risk budgets and tracking error targets./li>
  • Construct customized portfolios for a range of client and product types, including institutional mandates and mutual funds./li>
  • Spearhead the firms efforts to differentiate itself through disciplined, risk-aware portfolio construction and innovation./li>
  • Translate complex quantitative and risk methodologies into practical tools and frameworks for investment use./li>
  • Ensure portfolio design remains aligned with client objectives, product mandates, and firm-wide risk controls./li>
  • Create monitoring, reporting and simulation tools to help the whole portfolio management and client reporting value chain./li>
  • Shape the firms portfolio construction and risk framework across all products and strategies./li>
  • Participate in the Investment Committee and contribute to strategy design and evaluation./li>
  • Oversee risk monitoring, reporting, and remediation actions across portfolios./li>
  • Recommend risk modelling approaches, system enhancements, and strategic portfolio adjustments./li>
  • Define the data requirements and tools needed for implementation of the strategies/li> /ul>

    Knowledge, Skills & Experience/strong> /p>

    • 10+ years experience in investment risk, quantitative research, or portfolio construction within asset management./li>
    • Finance / quantitative-related Bachelor's or Masters degree , with CFA or equivalent professional qualifications preferred./li>
    • Solid quantitative background with expertise in risk modelling, portfolio optimisation, and performance analysis./li>
    • Familiarity with major risk systems and tools such as Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg PORT, and FactSet./li>
    • Familiarity with equity and fixed income asset classes as well as multi asset portfolios./li>
    • Familiarity with coding, the latest AI, ML and quantitative techniques and is a champion for developing and integrating them to improve existing strategies and develop new ones./li>
    • Strong understanding of active, passive, quantitative, and outcome-based portfolio management techniques./li>
    • Proven experience in integrating machine learning or algorithmic methods within portfolio design or risk functions./li>
    • Skilled in back testing, scenario analysis, and developing portfolio analytics aligned to investment objectives./li>
    • Demonstrated ability to build client and product-oriented portfolio solutions./li>
    • Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills./li>

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Client of James Douglas Middle East

Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary for one of UAEs leading financial institutions. Established to bring the best-in-class solutions covering the MENA regions. They offer comprehensive investment solutions leveraging on regional investment expertise and fundamental research capability./p>

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