Senior Investment Director, Endowment

Senior Investment Director, Endowment & Foundation Join to apply for the Senior Investment Director, Endowment & Foundation role at Cambridge Associates Senior Investment Director, Endowment & Foundation Join to apply for the Senior Investment Director, Endowment & Foundation role at Cambridge Associates Cambridge Associates (“CA”) is a leading global investment firm. CA’s goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world. For more information, please visit www.cambridgeassociates.com. Job Description Summary Job Description Summary: Investment Directors partner with team members to construct and manage client portfolios, helping them to meet or exceed their investment objectives. Investment Directors work within a team-based structure, with Managing Directors, Senior Investment Directors and associates. This position involves developing appropriate financial and investment goals, asset allocation policies, and investment manager structures. Investment Directors also conduct due diligence on investment opportunities, select and recommend appropriate managers for investments, and evaluate performance of individual managers and total portfolios. There are opportunities to oversee and participate in all aspects of client projects, including performing analytical tasks, developing recommendations, supervising investment associates, and developing presentation materials. Investment Directors assume significant individual responsibility on client relationships, including direct client interaction and presenting recommendations directly to clients. Responsibilities Support Investment Directors in the management of client portfolios and relationships Global Markets and Investment Managers: Stay abreast of market developments, actions, and changes to develop a view on how client portfolios should be positioned and the impact of market actions (both positive and negative) to client’s portfolios. Conduct manager due diligence as needed. Provide input to Client/Prospect Portfolio construction: Understand implications of client’s spending, enterprise and specific circumstances to model recommendations for asset allocation and portfolio construction. Provide input to investment decisions (thematic areas of focus, portfolio construction guidelines, current exposures, liquidity levels etc.) Monitor Client Portfolios: For liquidity, sector and geographical exposures, currency, and asset class weights – develop insights from this process to drive recommendations and decisions Projects: Lead investment related projects that have direct impact on strategic asset allocation decisions. Additionally, storyboard and lead projects related to ad-hoc client questions and requests Effectively communicate to clients through strong written and verbal communications: Communicate recommendations to clients (and prospects) in a concise, transparent and intuitive manner that is appropriate for audiences of varying investment expertise. Work with and present directly to clients; develop relationships with clients, including Investment Committees, CIO/CFO of client institutions, outside advisors, etc. Represent Cambridge Associates externally through marketing presentations, conferences and other business development opportunities Team Management: Oversight of analyst/associate level team members, which includes training and mentoring needs, performance reviews, and career development, and daily oversight to ensure high quality deliverables. Qualifications BA/BS required. An MBA or CFA strongly preferred 6-10 years of investment experience gained from work at an investment firm or a large institutional investor, or family office Demonstrated investment knowledge and analytical skills Strong communication and relationship management skills Excellent organizational skills, strong attention to detail, ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously Able to work effectively with autonomy and collaborate effectively with integrated team Must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship or restriction now or in the future Employees of Cambridge Associates Ltd or an affiliated firm, are prohibited from employment or other association with any company, organization, business, or other entity that is involved in any way with the securities or financial services industry except for those entities that are directly affiliated with Cambridge Associates Ltd/GmbH. Employees are prohibited from acting as a Trustee or Director of, or accepting a similar position of responsibility with, any entity that is a client of or directly affiliated with a client of Cambridge Associates, Ltd/GmbH or any of its affiliated companies without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates, Ltd/GmbH. Employees are prohibited from serving on the investment or finance committee of any company or organization with investable funds, or likely to develop investable funds, without prior written consent from the Chief Compliance Officer of Cambridge Associates, Ltd /GmbH. If applying for the role, you need to inform the Recruiter if there are any potential conflicts with the above. The firm is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. It is expected that all employees will follow a similar policy toward their co-workers. Job Details Seniority level: Director Employment type: Full-time Job function: Finance and Management #J-18808-Ljbffr