Public Markets Associate: SAA/TAA&Hedge Fund Oversight

<p>We are working with a leading institutional investor to find a talented Associate to join their Dubai-based investment team. This is a high-calibre platform managing multi-billion dollar public markets portfolios across global equities, fixed income, commodities, and liquid alternatives.</p><p>This role is ideal for someone with proven SAA/TAA experience and direct exposure to hedge fund manager selection and oversigh who is ready to step into a senior analytical role with real ownership and visibility.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>Reporting to the Head of Public Markets, you will be a core contributor across:</p><ul><li>Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) — building capital market assumptions, running optimisation and scenario studies, and preparing governance-ready allocation recommendations for Investment Committee and Board</li><li>Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA)&Macro Research — developing TAA signals across equities, rates, credit, FX and commodities; back-testing strategies and implementing views via ETFs, derivatives, and overlays</li><li>Hedge Funds&Liquid Alternatives — evaluating and overseeing external managers including hedge funds (long/short, macro, risk premia); full manager lifecycle from due diligence through ongoing monitoring</li><li>Governance&Reporting — producing investment analytics packs, dashboards, and presentations for senior stakeholders</li></ul><p><strong>Requirments:</strong></p><ul><li>2–4 years in public markets investing at a sovereign wealth fund, family office, or asset manager</li><li>Hands-on SAA and TAA experience — capital market assumptions, optimisation, scenario analysis, macro-to-portfolio translation</li><li>Programming skills: Python or R, SQL, Excel/VBA</li><li>CFA or equivalent advanced qualification</li></ul>#J-18808-Ljbffr