Chief Investment Officer

Guoga Family Office; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive family office based in Dubai is seeking a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to lead their investment strategy. The ideal candidate will have 12-20+ years of experience across multiple asset classes and a strong background in family offices or investment management organizations. The role offers competitive compensation and an opportunity to shape long-term financial outcomes while maintaining high ethical standards.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Freedom to innovate

Influential role in strategy

Qualifications

• 12-20+ years of investment leadership across multiple asset classes.
• Experience in a family office or similarly complex investment organisation.
• Demonstrated track record of successful strategy development and execution.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement investment strategy including asset allocation and risk framework.
• Lead due diligence and selection of external investment managers.
• Manage relationships with outside partners and ensure alignment.

Skills

Long-term thinking

Independent judgment

Intellectual curiosity

Portfolio construction & risk management

Deep financial modelling & valuation

Research depth

Clear communication

Relationship building & network

Education

Advanced degree (MBA, CFA, CAIA)

Job description

About the Role

Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Guoga Family Office

Location: Dubai / UAE (preferable - remote if necessary)

Seniority: Senior / Executive Level

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the investment strategy: asset allocation, portfolio mix, risk framework, scenario analysis, and drawdown protection.
• Lead due diligence and selection of external investment managers and funds; monitor and evaluate performance.
• Oversee the construction, monitoring, and rebalancing of the portfolio to ensure it matches long-term goals in a disciplined, data-driven manner.
• Provide regular reporting, analysis, and insight: what’s working, what isn’t, what trends are emerging.
• Integrate research across sectors, geographies, and asset classes to generate differentiated investment ideas and insights.
• Evaluate and incorporate newer asset classes (e.g. digital assets, private equity / venture, alternatives) while maintaining diligence and alignment.
• Manage relationships with outside partners: fund managers, counterparties, co-investors, advisors (tax, legal, estate).
• Serve as steward of integrity and capital: uphold high ethical standards, ensure alignment between incentives and outcomes.
• Stay adaptive: respond to changing market conditions, regulatory environments, and emerging risks.

Core Traits & Skills We Value

These are especially critical at a senior / leadership level :

Top 3 Traits (must-haves)

• Long-term thinking - seeing beyond short-term performance, prioritising preservation and growth over generations.
• Independent judgment - cutting through noise, making conviction calls grounded in analysis.
• Intellectual curiosity - always asking why, seeking out new knowledge, connecting the dots across markets and opportunities.

Other essential traits: integrity & alignment, adaptability, bold innovation, transparency.

Key technical skills

• Portfolio construction & risk management (asset allocation, stress testing, scenario / drawdown analysis)
• Deep financial modelling & valuation: DCF, comparables, sensitivity analyses
• Research depth: macro sector due diligence across public and private markets
• Clear communication: simplifying complexity into action, storytelling with numbers
• Relationship building & network: managers, funds, co-investors, external advisors

Experience & Qualifications

• Many years (e.g. 12-20+) of investment leadership across multiple asset classes - public equities, private markets, alternatives, etc.
• Experience in a family office, multi-family office, investment fund, or similarly complex investment organisation (e.g., Ex-Goldman Sachs PWM, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, UBS Global Family Office Group, Credit Suisse Private Bank, Citi Private Bank, Family or similar)
• Demonstrated track record of successful strategy development, manager selection, execution, and portfolio oversight.
• Advanced degree (MBA, CFA, CAIA, etc.) or equivalent professional credentials preferred.
• Strong ethical standards, high emotional intelligence, and ability to operate with discretion.

What You’ll Bring & Receive

• The opportunity to lead the investment mandate of a newly-formed / evolving family office with a generational perspective.
• Freedom to innovate across traditional & emerging asset classes, coupled with a commitment to detail.
• A role with influence - both in defining strategy and shaping how investments are selected & executed.
• A culture where integrity, alignment, and intellectual curiosity are central; where your judgment matters.
• Competitive compensation / incentives aligned with long-term performance.

How to Apply

If you believe you are the kind of senior leader who thrives thinking long-term, who combines analytical conviction with curiosity, and who treats capital as if it were your own, please send:

• Your CV
• A short note / cover letter: What is one investment decision you made where you went against consensus? What was your framework, and what did you learn?

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries
• Investment Management