Director, Multi-Strategy Research – Portfolio Development

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced investment professional to lead evaluation and selection of multi-strategy and hedge fund opportunities in Canada. You will drive due diligence, portfolio construction, and risk assessment while coordinating with legal and operations teams.

The role emphasizes quantitative analysis, strong communication, and collaboration with senior leadership to optimize capital deployment and strategy alignment.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in the alternative investments industry and direct exposure to hedge fund strategies or manager research.
• Strong understanding of equity long/short, credit, arbitrage, and niche strategies.
• Ability to evaluate strategies on a net, risk-adjusted basis including fees and financing costs.
• Experience with managed accounts, commingled funds, and related operational risk concerns.
• Familiarity with prime brokerage relationships and cross-margining mechanics.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills to build risk/return models.

Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate new diversifying alternative investment strategies across asset classes.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of prospective strategies and external managers.
• Conduct investment due diligence covering strategy, track record, transparency, and risk management.
• Monitor onboarded managers against performance, risk, and operational benchmarks.
• Partner with portfolio teams to align strategies with mandates and risk frameworks.
• Present recommendations to investment committee and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with legal, compliance, and operations on onboarding and regulatory matters.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Risk management

Portfolio contribution models

Written communication

Verbal communication

Financial markets knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Finance

CFA designation

Tools

Risk management systems

Prime brokerage relationships

Job description

Responsibilities

• Source and evaluate new diversifying alternative investment strategies across equities, fixed income and credit, arbitrage, volatility, macro, and commodities
• Apply a structured framework assessing standalone performance and impact on existing portfolios
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of prospective strategies and external managers
• Conduct investment due diligence covering strategy, track record, transparency, and risk management
• Evaluate capacity-sharing, co-investment, and managed account partnership structures
• Monitor onboarded managers against performance, risk, and operational benchmarks
• Work with operations and prime brokerage teams to assess financing costs, cross-margin eligibility, and capital deployment efficiency
• Contribute to portfolio construction, allocation sizing, leverage, and capacity management decisions
• Partner with the Head of Multi-Strategy, portfolio managers, and risk team to align strategies with mandates and risk frameworks
• Present recommendations to the investment committee and senior leadership
• Coordinate with legal, compliance, and operations teams on onboarding, contracts, and regulatory matters

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of experience in the alternative investments industry
• Direct exposure to hedge fund strategies, multi-strategy platforms, or alternatives manager research
• Deep understanding of equity long/short, credit, arbitrage, and alternative or niche strategies
• Ability to evaluate strategies on a net, risk-adjusted basis, including fees, financing costs, and structural considerations
• Working knowledge of prime brokerage relationships, cross-margining, and capital efficiency mechanics
• Experience with managed account and commingled fund structures and their operational, legal, and risk trade-offs
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to build and interpret risk/return and portfolio contribution models
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field
• CFA designation or equivalent strongly preferred
• Prior experience at a multi-strategy hedge fund, fund-of-funds, or institutional allocator with manager selection responsibility preferred
• Existing relationships within the Canadian and/or global alternative investment manager community preferred
• Experience negotiating managed account agreements, side letters, and prime brokerage documentation preferred
• Familiarity with risk management systems preferred
• Canadian experience is not required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in evaluating alternative investment strategies, including hedge fund and multi-strategy platforms, with strong quantitative and analytical skills to assess performance and risk. Proficient in portfolio construction and capital efficiency, with the ability to communicate complex strategies effectively to senior leadership.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Alternative Investments Experience
• Hedge Fund Strategies Exposure
• Quantitative And Analytical Skills
• CFA Designation
• Managed Account Structures Knowledge

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Investment Due Diligence
• Risk Management
• Portfolio Contribution Models
• Performance Evaluation
• Capital Deployment Efficiency
• Cross-Margining
• Equity Long/Short Strategies
• Arbitrage Strategies
• Commodities Strategies
• Volatility Strategies

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• CFA Designation
• Master's Degree In Finance

Industry Keywords

• Multi-Strategy Platforms
• Fund-Of-Funds
• Investment Committee
• Operational Benchmarks
• Capacity Management
• Co-Investment Structures
• Transparency
• Risk-Adjusted Evaluation
• Legal Compliance
• Alternative Investment Manager Community

Tools & Technologies

• Risk Management Systems
• Prime Brokerage Relationships