Systematic Volatility Relative Value Portfolio Manager

About the Role

A prestigious global hedge fund managing assets exceeding $10 billion is inviting applications for a Systematic Volatility Relative Value Portfolio Manager to join its expanding investment team in Dubai. Operating as a multi-strategy investment firm with substantial institutional backing and a global footprint, this organization offers PMs the resources, technology, and capital to pioneer and grow distinctive systematic investment approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Take complete responsibility for developing and managing a systematic Volatility Relative Value investment strategy.
• Build and expand a volatility-focused systematic portfolio utilizing equity and derivatives markets.
• Oversee the entire investment lifecycle from alpha generation, portfolio assembly, trade execution to risk controls.
• Identify and capitalize on relative value opportunities by analyzing volatility surfaces, option maturities, strike prices, and associated instruments.
• Utilize advanced data analytics, technological tools, and quantitative infrastructures to optimize and scale the strategy.
• Collaborate with expert quantitative researchers, traders, and engineers while maintaining substantial strategic independence.
• Lead the development of a significant volatility trading division within a well-capitalized institutional framework.

Candidate Profile

• Established expertise as a Systematic Volatility Relative Value Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Trader, or senior investor specializing in systematic volatility.
• Deep experience in deploying volatility relative value trading strategies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of volatility surfaces, options, complex derivatives, and relative value analytical methods.
• Proven record of delivering consistent, strong risk-adjusted investment returns.
• Robust quantitative and technical aptitude.
• Experience in taking systematic investment strategies from initial research phases through to operational live trading.
• Solid grasp of portfolio construction principles, hedging techniques, order execution, and risk best practices.
• Candidates who already possess a strategy, performance history, or an established team are especially encouraged to apply.

What the Employer Offers

• Opportunity to join a globally influential hedge fund with assets under management exceeding $10 billion backed by significant institutional investments.
• Complete portfolio manager ownership with autonomy in strategy development.
• Access to substantial capital resources to expand and scale a proven volatility investment approach.
• State-of-the-art quantitative research, engineering, data, and trading infrastructure at your disposal.
• Highly competitive pay structure with performance-driven incentives.
• Position based in Dubai, a flourishing global financial center.
• Chance to establish and grow a lasting franchise focused on systematic volatility trading.