Job Specifications
Associate – Portfolio Construction - Public markets / buy-side
Public Markets Investment Team | Leading Sovereign Wealth Fund (GCC)
Location: Dubai, UAE
The Opportunity
The firm is a leading sovereign wealth fund in the GCC region with a long-term global investment mandate across public and private markets. As part of the continued build-out of its investment platform, the firm is establishing a dedicated Public Markets Portfolio Construction team and is seeking a high-potential Associate to join at an early stage.
This is a rare opportunity to join a newly established, high-impact team with strong senior sponsorship, meaningful responsibility from day one, and a fast-tracked career trajectory driven by team growth and institutional scale.
Role Overview
The Associate will play a core role in the construction, optimisation, and oversight of global public markets portfolios, working across equities, fixed income, and liquid alternatives. The role sits at the centre of investment decision-making, partnering closely with senior portfolio managers, asset class specialists, and the risk function.
The successful candidate will contribute directly to strategic and tactical asset allocation, portfolio risk management, and capital deployment decisions, with exposure to investment committees and senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Support the design and implementation of portfolio construction frameworks for global public markets
Analyse portfolio risk, return, factor exposures, correlations, and diversification benefits
Conduct scenario analysis, stress testing, drawdown analysis, and sensitivity analysis
Assist in strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions across equities, fixed income, and liquid alternatives
Monitor portfolio performance versus benchmarks, objectives, and risk limits
Support capital allocation decisions across internal teams and external managers
Prepare high-quality materials for investment and risk committees
Work closely with public markets investment teams, risk, research, and data functions
Contribute to the ongoing build-out of tools, processes, and best practices within the portfolio construction function
Candidate Profile
2–5 years of experience in public markets investing, portfolio construction, asset allocation, or investment strategy
Background from a top-tier asset manager, sovereign fund, pension fund, hedge fund, or investment bank (markets / strategy / risk)
Strong understanding of portfolio theory, risk models, factor investing, and performance attribution
Hands-on experience analysing equity and/or fixed income portfolios
Strong quantitative and analytical skillset with high attention to detail
Advanced Excel skills required; Python, R, SQL, or similar tools strongly preferred
Clear, structured communicator able to engage with senior stakeholders
Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing, evolving environment
Why Join
Leading GCC sovereign wealth fund with global scale and long-term capital
Newly established Public Markets Portfolio Construction team with significant scope to shape the platform
Fast career progression driven by team build-out and increasing responsibility
Direct exposure to senior decision-makers and core portfolio decisions
Broad, global remit across asset classes and strategies
Institutional culture with a strong emphasis on analytical rigour and long-term value creation
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