Investment Manager

Confidential Careers; Doha; On-site; QAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers in Doha is seeking an experienced investment professional to deploy the organisation’s balance sheet within a principal investing function. You will be the lead execution resource across the full investment lifecycle with direct access to executive decision-makers and board-level committees.

The identity of the organisation will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates and you will build strong relationships with co-investors, managers and institutional partners while

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of experience deploying institutional capital, sovereign wealth fund, pension fund, insurer, bank principal or strategic investments team.
• Demonstrable ownership of investment decisions and accountability for positions after closing.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and transaction structuring capability.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements, shareholder arrangements or fund documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present to executive and board audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business or related discipline.
• Preferable CFA charter holder, or a master's degree in finance or business.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation of investment opportunities across direct investments, co-investments, fund commitments and SMAs, assessing strategic fit, financial returns and risk.
• Lead financial, commercial and strategic due diligence, coordinating workstreams across legal, finance and external advisors.
• Develop investment memoranda and Investment Committee papers, including financial models and valuation analyses, with clear recommendations.
• Structure and negotiate co-investment arrangements, SMAs and partnership agreements.
• Originate, structure and negotiate strategic partnerships with exchanges, clearing houses, market data providers and institutional partners.
• Own relationships with existing partners, co-investors and fund managers; lead post-investment monitoring and performance tracking across the portfolio.
• Present periodic portfolio reviews to senior leadership, highlighting performance, risks and recommendations.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation

Transaction structuring

Investment decision ownership

Executive communication

Investment Committee presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/business

CFA charter holder

Master's degree in finance or business

Job description

About the opportunity

A national financial institution in Qatar is building out its investment function and is hiring an experienced investment professional to deploy the organisation’s own balance sheet.

This is a principal investing role within the Chief Commercial & Investment Officer’s function. The successful candidate will be the lead execution resource across the full investment lifecycle, with direct access to executive decision-makers and board-level committees.

The identity of the organisation will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates.

What you’ll do

• Lead the evaluation of investment opportunities across direct investments, co-investments, fund commitments and separately managed accounts, assessing strategic fit, financial returns and risk
• Lead financial, commercial and strategic due diligence, coordinating workstreams across legal, finance and external advisors
• Develop investment memoranda and Investment Committee papers, including financial models and valuation analyses, with clear recommendations
• Structure and negotiate co-investment arrangements, SMAs and partnership agreements
• Originate, structure and negotiate strategic partnerships with exchanges, clearing houses, market data providers and institutional partners
• Own relationships with existing partners, co-investors and fund managersLead post-investment monitoring and performance tracking across the portfolio, including board and committee representation where appropriate
• Present periodic portfolio reviews to senior leadership, highlighting performance, risks and recommendations

What we’re looking for

• 8–15 years of experience deploying institutional capital, sovereign wealth fund, pension fund, insurer, bank principal or strategic investments team, corporate development function, or a private markets platform
• Demonstrable ownership of investment decisions: you have presented to an Investment Committee and been accountable for positions after closing, rather than advising others who did
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and transaction structuring capability
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements, shareholder arrangements or fund documentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present to executive and board audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business or a related discipline
• Preferable a CFA charter holder, or a master’s degree in finance or business