Portfolio Manager (Europe)

Maven; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London is seeking an experienced portfolio manager to lead the development of trading strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in portfolio management and a strong background in market dynamics and research. You will play a key role in strategy development and performance monitoring, contributing significantly to the firm's investment strategies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a PM, or 4-5 years as an assistant PM.
• Display track record of strategy.
• Deep understanding of strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development of trading strategies, from idea to implementation.
• Implement strategies and monitor performance; develop new strategies based on research insights.
• Apply an understanding of market dynamics to assess when strategies perform well or poorly.

Skills

Strong researching skills

Education

Masters or PhD in scientific subject

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a portfolio manager with a deep understanding of a particular inefficiency they attempt to capture. They will have been heavily involved in the research of the strategy as well as its implementation, and are able to develop new strategies from idea to implementation. In addition, the PM will have a solid understanding of the dynamics of markets, and use these dynamics to display a qualitative appreciation of when their strategy performs well and poorly.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development of trading strategies, from idea to implementation.
• Implement strategies and monitor performance; develop new strategies based on research insights.
• Apply an understanding of market dynamics to assess when strategies perform well or poorly.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a PM, or 4-5 years as an assistant PM;
• Display track record of strategy;
• Deep understanding of strategy;
• Strong researching skills;
• Masters or PhD in scientific subject.

EEO and equal opportunity

Maven is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our employees. It is crucial for us to understand the demographics of our candidate pool to measure our recruitment practices. There is no requirement for any candidate to answer our demographic questions. For candidates who complete the questionnaire, their data will be anonymised and used only in the aggregate to inform our attraction strategy. Maven is an equal opportunity employer and this data will be used for opportunity monitoring purposes.