About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Investment Manager to lead and execute the company's investment strategy, manage investment portfolios, identify high-value opportunities, and deliver sustainable returns while maintaining appropriate risk controls. The role plays a critical part in driving the company's long-term growth and maximizing shareholder value.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Investment Leadership
- Develop, implement, and continuously enhance short and long-term investment strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
- Analyze local and regional markets, industries, and economic trends to identify attractive investment opportunities.
- Evaluate investment opportunities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic partnerships, and joint ventures.
- Provide investment recommendations and strategic insights to executive management and the Board.
- Establish and improve investment governance frameworks, policies, and decision-making processes.
Investment Management & Execution
- Oversee and manage investment portfolios to optimize performance and returns.
- Lead comprehensive due diligence processes, including financial, legal, commercial, operational, and technical reviews.
- Monitor portfolio performance and identify corrective actions when required.
- Structure and optimize investment portfolios to achieve targeted risk-adjusted returns.
- Lead or actively participate in investment transactions from initial assessment through deal closing.
- Conduct market research and identify new investment opportunities across targeted sectors.
Risk Management
- Identify, assess, and mitigate investment-related risks.
- Monitor economic, regulatory, and market developments impacting investments.
- Define risk appetite, investment limits, early warning indicators, and exit strategies.
- Ensure compliance with investment and risk management policies.
Investor Relations & Strategic Partnerships
- Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, financial institutions, strategic partners, and key stakeholders.
- Lead negotiations for strategic investments, partnerships, and financing arrangements.
- Represent the company before investment entities, financial institutions, and external stakeholders.
- Leverage an extensive network of investors, funds, banks, advisors, developers, and government entities.
- Evaluate and structure financing solutions, capital structures, and funding strategies for investment opportunities.
Reporting & Decision Support
- Prepare periodic investment performance reports and presentations.
- Develop advanced financial models to support investment decision-making.
- Present investment cases to executive leadership and investment committees, including opportunity assessment, alternatives, risk analysis, return projections, scenarios, and recommendations.
- Develop and maintain investment policies, authority matrices, conflict-of-interest controls, and investment committee guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Investment, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Master's degree (MBA, Finance, Investment, or related discipline) is preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in investment management, asset management, or portfolio management.
- At least 3 years in a leadership role as Investment Manager or equivalent.
- Proven track record of successfully leading or contributing to investment transactions that generated measurable returns.
- Experience in M&A transactions, strategic partnerships, financing, private investments, or real estate development.
Professional Certifications
Preferred certifications include:
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
- CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst)
Technical Skills
- Advanced financial analysis and investment valuation.
- Financial modeling including NPV, IRR, ROI, Payback Period, Sensitivity Analysis, and Scenario Analysis.
- Investment portfolio management.
- Due diligence management.
- Feasibility studies and investment assessments.
- Investment risk management and return optimization.
- Deal structuring and transaction execution.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic thinking and investment acumen.
- Leadership and high-performance team management.
- Data-driven decision-making.
- Change and transformation management.
- Negotiation and influencing skills.
- Executive communication and stakeholder management.
- Relationship management with investors and strategic partners.
