Global Financials Long/Short Equity Investor - High Performing Hedge Fund
Overview
We're searching for an experienced Global Financials L/S Investor with deep expertise in banks and insurers. You will manage a focused capital sleeve using a private-equity style approach on longs and a forensic, risk-focused approach on shorts.
Responsibilities
* Run a concentrated sleeve of ~5 long positions (3-year horizon) and 10–15 shorts (12–18 months).
* Source high-conviction longs through deep, intrinsic-value underwriting and multi-year modelling.
* Generate short ideas targeting weak governance, fragile balance sheets, flawed models, and earnings/ accounting risk.
* Conduct detailed financial, regulatory, and industry work across global banks and insurers.
* Build scenario-driven models and identify catalysts for both long and short positions.
* Engage with management teams, industry experts, and alternative data sources.
* Partner with CIO, Risk and Quant teams to refine insights and execution.
Qualifications
* 7–12+ years of experience with financials focused buy-side experience and a demonstrated L/S or LO track record.
* Strong accounting, balance-sheet, and regulatory expertise; forensic skillset for short identification.
* High analytical rigour, autonomy, and communication skills.
Compensation
* Highly competitive, formulaic structure with significant P&L-based upside.