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Denis R.
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Recruitment Consultant B****
Verified Asset Management Firm
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Key skills Valuation, Due Diligence, Private Equity
Qualifications CFA Track, Bachelor's Degree
Typical backgrounds Private Equity
Experience 5+ Years

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Role overview
Role brief

Investment Manager at Brock & Decker is rewarding candidates who can show Private Equity, visible evidence of Valuation, Due Diligence, Private Equity, and a profile that already looks close to the team’s screening language.

Profile rewarded

This role appears best aligned to candidates coming from Private Equity with visible evidence of Valuation and 5+ Years. If your background already includes those signals, your fit is materially stronger.

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Competition

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82% difficulty

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82% difficulty 91% recruiter access

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Generalist profile

Generalist applicants with no visible proof of Valuation.

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Candidates who cannot show a background close to Private Equity.

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Role Brief

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Overview

A global private equity firm with a long-term global investment mandate across public and private markets is seeking an Associate to join its Portfolio Construction team within its Public Markets platform, based in Dubai, UAE.

The Public Markets team operates as a fund allocator rather than a traditional security selection team, investing predominantly through active and passive equity managers, hedge funds, and other externally managed investment strategies. The team\'s focus spans portfolio construction, asset allocation, manager selection and oversight, risk management, and capital allocation decisions across a globally diversified portfolio.

This role is centred on portfolio oversight rather than day-to-day trading or security selection. The successful candidate will contribute directly to portfolio-level investment decisions alongside senior investment professionals as part of a growing platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support portfolio construction and optimisation across global public markets portfolios spanning equities, fixed income, and hedge fund strategies
  • Assist with strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions across asset classes
  • Analyse portfolio risk, return, factor exposures, correlations, and diversification characteristics
  • Conduct scenario analysis, stress testing, drawdown analysis, and portfolio sensitivity assessments
  • Monitor portfolio performance relative to benchmarks, investment objectives, and risk parameters
  • Support the evaluation, selection, and ongoing oversight of external investment managers
  • Conduct manager due diligence and contribute to manager monitoring processes
  • Analyse active and passive investment strategies and assess their role within the broader portfolio
  • Prepare investment recommendations and portfolio analytics for investment committees and senior management
  • Collaborate with investment, risk, research, and operations teams to support portfolio implementation and oversight
  • Contribute to the development of portfolio management tools, reporting frameworks, and investment processes

Skills & Experience

  • 4–5 years of relevant experience in portfolio construction, asset allocation, investment strategy, manager research, portfolio analytics, or public markets investing
  • Experience gained within global private equity firm, sovereign wealth fund, pension fund, endowment, investment consultancy, OCIO platform, hedge fund allocator, or investment bank
  • Strong understanding of portfolio theory, asset allocation, risk modelling, factor investing, and performance attribution
  • Experience analysing multi-asset portfolios across equities and fixed income; hedge fund exposure is advantageous
  • Exposure to manager selection, fund research, investment due diligence, or manager oversight is highly desirable
  • Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities with excellent attention to detail
  • Advanced Excel skills required; experience with Python, R, SQL, MATLAB, or similar analytical tools preferred
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present investment analysis clearly to senior stakeholders
  • Bachelor\'s degree from a leading university; CFA qualification or progress toward the designation is preferred

Why This Role Stands Out

This position offers direct exposure to portfolio-level investment decision-making within a well-resourced public markets platform operating at institutional scale. The team\'s allocator model provides broad visibility across asset classes, manager strategies, and risk frameworks — making it a distinctive environment for professionals whose strengths lie in portfolio construction and investment oversight rather than individual security selection.

Candidates from multi-asset solutions, investment strategy, manager research, portfolio analytics, and risk teams are particularly well suited to this opportunity. Backgrounds from sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, and OCIO platforms are equally relevant.

Application Process

This search is being managed by Brock & Decker. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply with a current CV. Given the specificity of the profile required, candidates are advised to review the preferred and less relevant background criteria carefully before applying.