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Investor Relations Analyst

MENA Careers recruiter route Emily D. Head of HR
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Location: Dubai, UAE
Business Area: capital_formation
Ref #: 251056

Role brief from MENA Careers

The Role

The global capital formation team is hiring for capital-raising positions within its investor relations function. These are commercial, relationship-driven roles with direct responsibility for fundraising outcomes. They are not support or passive IR positions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Represent a portfolio of global alternative investment funds across private equity, private credit, venture capital, real assets, and related strategies
  • Manage the fundraising process from investor targeting and outreach through meetings, roadshows, due diligence, pipeline management, and closings
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurers, family offices, and investment firms
  • Work directly with fund managers to develop a thorough understanding of investment strategy, track record, and positioning, and communicate this to institutional allocators
  • Maintain an investor pipeline through consistent CRM usage, accurate reporting, and structured follow-up
  • Operate within a team environment with defined KPIs and a commercial performance culture

Skills & Experience

  • Background in capital raising, fund placement, institutional sales, or investor relations, ideally within private markets or alternative investments
  • Confidence engaging senior institutional investors and articulating complex investment strategies clearly
  • Comfort working toward defined fundraising targets and performance metrics
  • Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build trust across long investment cycles
  • High standards of professionalism, preparation, and execution
  • Familiarity with the GCC institutional investor landscape is advantageous but not required
  • Arabic language skills are a plus but not essential

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