Portfolio Manager - European SMID cap equities

The role

The candidate will construct a long-short portfolio of European SMID cap equities. They will be responsible for all investment decisions, portfolio construction, and overall risk management of every line within the trading book.

What you will do

• Construct a long-short portfolio of European SMID cap equities
• Select companies trading at a significant discount to fundamental value or with clear catalysts
• Demonstrate risk management in portfolio construction and insulation from market moves
• Generate original ideas using deep fundamental understanding
• Engage with management teams
• Form independent views from corporate, sell-side, and market sources
• Make all investment decisions
• Construct the full portfolio
• Manage overall risk for every line within the trading book

Required qualifications

• 5+ years as a Portfolio Manager, or 10+ years as an Investment Analyst / Assistant PM
• Proven track record that can be shared and verified
• A clearly defined, robust and repeatable investment process
• Strong research acumen
• Ability to construct a market-neutral portfolio and effectively manage volatility
• A high-level of attention-to-detail
• Perform well in high pressure situations
• Be able and willing to integrate into the broader team of Portfolio Managers

About the company

Maven is a proprietary trading organisation formed in 2011. Maven Investment Partners employs a multi-strategy investment approach managed by a global team of over thirty specialist portfolio managers and analysts.