Em Macro Strategist Tier-1 Asset Manager - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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** EM

Macro Strategist:

Tier-1 Global Asset Manager**We have been engaged by a leading global asset manager that is looking to hire an EM Macro Strategist to join their very successful EM Total Return team in London, working closely with a team of 3 Portfolio Managers that are running the firm's EM Macro Long/ShortAbsolute Return fund (one of the most well-respected in the industry).

This is a very high calibre team with good culture and the lead PM has a strong track record of over 20+ years in the industry, having previously spent time at some well-respected hedge funds, as well as another Tier-1 Asset Manager.

Why does this role exist:

This role has been created because the team wants to bring on someone with a strong macro strategy background that can help with idea generation, as well as building out tools & frameworks to help contribute to the overall performance of the team. Withthis hire, the team would grow to 4 people.

The Fund:

The fund is an absolute return Macro EM Long/Short strategy
6year track record, no down years, 2+ Sharpe Ratio
Approximately $1bn AUM (all institutional money) and growing
Typical investment time horizon is from 1 week to 36 months, although they have also kept thematic positions on for up to 2 years (for example in rates)
The fund predominantly invests in the larger, more liquid EM Markets (mostly), as well as G10 Markets
They will sometimes also look at frontier markets such as Egypt, Nigeria, as long as positions are quite liquid

The Team:

Very collegial work culture and they encourage open debate between each other. It is important that anyone who joins fits in with the culture and is happy to challenge the views of others on the team, as they do not want someone that agrees with everything(eg. A "yes man" or "yes woman")
This role would be sitting directly with the PMs and working very closely with them, which means being very closely involved with trading and markets
Team culture is very much collaborative and friendly

Requirements:

37 years' experience in a macrofocused role
Strong economic intuition & knowledge of the macro space
Experience with idea generation, building out tools, models, frameworks & portfolio construction
Good knowledge of Rates/FX and/or Sovereign Credit (and equity indices/macro equities is a plus)
Ability to confidently own trade ideas and not afraid to challenge others on the team
Must be confident enough to own their trade ideas and track record of ideas
Must have a fast real money/shorterterm tactical mindset and can think of good trades (RV and directional) on a 1week to 36 month horizon.
Experience working on the buyside or sellside
Strong quantitative/coding background (important): VBA or Python (preferred)
Ability to take an idea/framework and focus on alpha generation within 1 week to 36 months
Good knowledge of derivatives and the best instruments to express an idea is a big plus (although not required)
Good ability to identify and highlight ongoing (and upcoming) macro themes
Strong academic background