Portfolio Manager – Generalist – Fundamental Long Short Equities (HK)

<p><strong>Portfolio Manager - Fundamental Long Short Equities Generalist – Hong Kong Based</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Maven is a proprietary trading organisation formed in 2011, that has offices in London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, New York and Sydney</p> <p>Maven’s proprietary trading group, Maven Investment Partners, employs a multi-strategy investment approach by deploying capital to a wide range of investment and trading strategies, managed by a global team of over thirty specialist portfolio managers and analysts</p> <p>Maven differentiates itself from other market participants in several ways; we are exclusively managing our own capital, as the firm is entirely employee owned; we have delivered an exceptional return on equity since inception; we maintain an entrepreneurial culture and can be flexible to the requirements of different styles of investing and trading; we value non-traditional strategies as well those more commonly seen in the market; and we encourage our investment team to work in a highly collegiate way by sharing information, finding synergies and ultimately maximising opportunities</p> <p>We have a central infrastructure platform that enables our investment team to trade independently yet operate within a centrally driven risk-management and operational framework, and we have invested heavily in proprietary technology across all business areas</p> <p>Our mission is to maintain our position as a market-leading investment house comprising of the best portfolio managers and traders in the market</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Role &amp; Responsibilities </strong></p> <p>Maven is looking for an outstanding Portfolio Manager to join its Hong Kong based investment team</p> <p>The mandate of the candidate will be to construct and manage a fundamentally driven, market-neutral portfolio of equities that can deliver consistent and absolute returns</p> <p>The candidate with preferably focus on a defined universe of stocks, or cover a specific sector</p> <p>We are seeking candidates who demonstrate original idea generation that incorporates a deep fundamental understanding of the companies they cover, an awareness of industry and market dynamics that may impact valuation, a process for actively engaging with management teams, and an ability to form their own views in the presence of information that is being presented by corporates, sell-side analysts and other market sources</p> <p>The candidate will be responsible for all investment decisions, the construction of the full portfolio and the overall risk management of every line within the trading book</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Candidate Specifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>2+ yeas as a Portfolio Manager, or 5+ years as an Investment Analyst / Assistant PM</li> <li>Proven track record that can be shared and verified</li> <li>A clearly defined, robust and repeatable investment process</li> <li>Strong research acumen</li> <li>Ability to construct a market-neutral portfolio and effectively manage volatility</li> <li>Deep understanding of trading Asian equity markets and the stocks they cover</li> <li>A high-level of attention-to-detail</li> <li>Perform well in high pressure situations</li> <li>Be able and willing to integrate into the broader team of Portfolio Managers</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>