Director of Investments — Endowment & BRI Strategy Lead

Korn Ferry Group; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry Group's client seeks a Director of Investments to advance in-house endowment investing capabilities, including asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio monitoring. The role collaborates with the investment team to support due diligence and reporting for internal stakeholders.

You will help evaluate external managers, develop investment recommendations, and monitor performance, while aligning with the organization's Christian mission and values.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of institutional investment experience.
• Experience evaluating investment managers and investment strategies, with private markets valued.
• Strong analytical and quantitative analysis skills with investment conviction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present perspectives clearly.
• Willingness to travel for manager diligence, conferences, and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee endowment portfolio management, asset allocation implementation, and due diligence.
• Prepare investment memoranda and reports for Investment Committee.
• Act as primary relationship lead for external investment managers.
• Develop and monitor portfolio analytics, risk and performance metrics.
• Support implementation of data aggregation and portfolio analytics tools.

Skills

Investment analysis

Written communication

Verbal communication

Fiduciary responsibility

Critical thinking

Travel willingness

Tools

Investment analytics software

Portfolio management tools

Job description

Korn Ferry Group's client seeks a Director of Investments to advance in-house endowment investing capabilities, including asset allocation, manager selection, and portfolio monitoring. The role collaborates with the investment team to support due diligence and reporting for internal stakeholders.

You will help evaluate external managers, develop investment recommendations, and monitor performance, while aligning with the organization's Christian mission and values.