Junior Portfolio Manager

The Opportunity Hub UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a Junior Portfolio Manager to influence portfolio performance directly. This role involves generating tradeable ideas, supporting portfolio management, and applying risk management techniques. Candidates should have 2-3 years of portfolio management experience, strong analytical skills, and a flexible investment mindset. The position offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to work in a high-performing team.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Performance-related incentives

Direct exposure to experienced investors

Development opportunities with a Cayman fund

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience as a long/short equity portfolio manager or equivalent.
• Ability to adapt quickly to market changes.
• Comfortable executing trades and obtaining additional regulatory qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Generate tradeable ideas for a diversified portfolio.
• Support portfolio construction and risk management techniques.
• Collaborate with senior investors for investment theses.

Skills

Experience as a long/short equity portfolio manager

Strong analytical ability

Understanding of global equity markets

Ability to build balanced portfolios

Experience in short selling

Flexible investment mindset

Confident decision making

Motivated and curious approach

Job description

There is something uniquely compelling about joining an investment team where your ideas can directly influence performance from day one, and this Junior Portfolio Manager role offers exactly that.

This opportunity is with a specialist London based investment firm focused on a global long/short equity strategy for professional investors. The team is known for delivering strong net returns since 2015, particularly during periods of market stress, and has built a reputation for disciplined research, innovative tools, and a best in class “quantamental” approach that blends proprietary technology with deep fundamental insight.

In this Junior Portfolio Manager position, you will play a central role across the full investment lifecycle, from generating tradeable ideas to supporting portfolio construction and applying risk management techniques. This is a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where your work will be visible and meaningful as the team expands its product range and prepares for the launch of a Cayman fund.

Salary: £50,000 to £100,000 depending on experience

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Working as a Junior Portfolio Manager on a diversified global long/short equity portfolio across multiple regions.
• Contributing to bottom up stock research, screening, and tradeable idea generation.
• Supporting portfolio construction through position sizing, entry and exit planning, and maintaining balance across 20 to 40 liquid positions.
• Executing trades efficiently across global markets while ensuring best practice and operational accuracy.
• Applying structured risk management using exposure limits, stop losses, and asymmetric risk reward principles.
• Using proprietary analytical systems for screening, monitoring and ongoing assessment of positions and portfolio level risk.
• Collaborating with senior investors to refine investment theses and respond quickly to new information or macroeconomic developments.
• Supporting the launch and ongoing management of the new Cayman fund, contributing to both investment and operational processes.

Here are the skills you’ll need:

• 2 to 3 years of experience as a long/short equity portfolio manager, or 2 to 10 years as an equity analyst or trader with measurable results.
• Experience as a proprietary trader or running a personal account strategy with verifiable performance will also be considered.
• Strong analytical ability and a detailed understanding of global equity markets, sector dynamics and macro themes.
• Ability to build portfolios that balance attractive returns with disciplined drawdown control.
• Comfortable executing trades and open to obtaining additional regulatory qualifications if required.
• Ideally experienced in short selling and managing both long and short books.
• A flexible investment mindset that draws on multiple styles, including value, momentum, fundamental and technical frameworks.
• Confident decision making combined with rigorous risk discipline and the ability to adapt quickly when market conditions change.
• A motivated, curious and hands on approach, with a commitment to becoming best in class in at least one area of investment expertise.

Work permissions

You must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Here are the benefits of this job:

• Be part of a high performing investment team with a strong long term track record.
• Work in a collaborative environment where your contributions as a Junior Portfolio Manager directly influence portfolio performance.
• Competitive compensation structure with performance related incentives.
• Direct exposure to experienced investors, leading allocators and the opportunity to build a visible personal track record.
• Take part in the development and future scaling of a Cayman fund and further product launches.

Building a career as a Junior Portfolio Manager in long/short equities provides a rare combination of analytical challenge, market impact and long term progression. It offers the chance to develop a robust investment process, refine risk management capability and ultimately build a track record that can open doors across hedge funds, asset managers and family offices.