Head of Investment Strategy

Elevate Partners are working exclusively with an industry leading Wealth Management firm to appoint a Head of Investment Strategy. This is a key hire for the business and the successful candidate will lead a high performing investment team.

The role:

• Lead a high performing team of investment strategists to ensure a rigorous and disciplined investment process
  
• Develop the house view on the global economy and markets
  
• Be a key member of the investment committee
  
• Create tactical investment recommendations for discretionary portfolios
  
• Provide regular client and internal updates and insights on the global economy and markets
  
• Proactively promote the firms investment presence by presenting at conferences and publishing across a range of media
  
• Work with client-facing teams to support existing clients and attract new clients
  

Requirements

• CFA qualification desirable
  
• Degree or Masters level in Economics, Finance or relevant subject
  
• 10 years of experience in a buyside strategy or portfolio manager role
  
• Excellent knowledge of macro-economics, as well as equity and fixed income markets
  
• Strong quantitative skills to enhance our macro and market models
  
• Ability to construct and present well considered views on the likely evolution of economic and market cycles and how different assets are expected to perform
  
• A passion for investing with insight and conviction to pursue superior investment outcomes
  
• Practical experience of tactical and strategic asset allocation in a multi-asset framework
  
• Impeccable communication and presentation skills with an ability to influence and to enhance confidence in the investment function
  
• Track record of writing highest quality investment research and commentary
  
• Strong leadership and people management skills
  

Benefits

For more information and to obtain a full job brief please contact [email protected]to arrange a confidential call to discuss this opportunity in detail.