Chief Investment Officer | Scrabble & Jigsaw
Posted on February 5, 2024
Job Description
<div>The Chief Investment Officer will lead the investment team in establishing and<br />
implementing investment strategies for AMC’s schemes. As a member of Senior<br />
Management, he will facilitate a cohesive team effort for the investment management<br />
team.<br />
Key Responsibilities for the incumbent:<br />
1. Overall leadership & ownership of the investment function i.e., Equity & Debt<br />
Team, including the development of all investment strategies & processes<br />
2. Designing & implementing investment processes to create superior investment<br />
returns for clients<br />
3. Create, maintain & provide guidance and coordination to research & trading teams;<br />
Motivate & incentivize the teams to deliver<br />
4. Setting of targets & measuring investment team performance<br />
5. Work closely with the CEO, Sales & Marketing, & Product teams to design &<br />
bring to the market innovative schemes<br />
6. Communicating investment performance to Sales & Marketing team<br />
7. Participating in Investment Committee and in various other committees 8.<br />
Responsible for overseeing portfolio allocation levels under different market<br />
conditions<br />
8. Responsible for overseeing portfolio allocation levels under different market<br />
conditions<br />
9. Being the principal authority for investment processes within the company,<br />
responsible for carrying out the following activities:-<br />
a) Present & explain investment strategy to the Board of Directors &<br />
Trustees, whenever required<br />
b) Representing the firm at meetings with clients & distributors<br />
c) Producing white papers, thought pieces & other educational or sales &<br />
marketing pieces such as investment & market commentaries to<br />
communicate the firm’s views to clients & distributor’s<br />
d) Ensuring that Investment Management is in compliance with all<br />
regulatory requirements in terms of investing strategies, dealings with<br />
outside parties like media, brokerage houses, companies & other parties<br />
e) Ensuring that Investment Management is in compliance with the internal<br />
group policies<br />
f) Assessing & taking necessary measures towards assessing, monitoring<br />
and managing operational risks related to Investment Function<br />
g) Responsibility to efficiently monitor Investment performance.<br />
Responsible for adherence to risk management guidelines & risk appetite<br />
framework for schemes</div>
<div>h) Ensure daily management of risk and necessary reporting relating to<br />
Investment risk of all scheme(s) such as Market Risk, Liquidity Risk,<br />
Credit Risk, etc. and other scheme-specific risks (Compliance Risk,<br />
Fraud Risk, etc.)<br />
i) Ensure investment policies are aligned to the investment objectives as<br />
documented in the Scheme Information Document (“SID”) j)Ensure that<br />
fund managers & dealers comply with Code of Conduct as per Schedule<br />
V B of Mutual Fund Regulations.<br />
j) Report the key risk identified & corrective actions taken to the CEO and<br />
CRO<br />
k) Ensure that fund managers & dealers comply with the Code of Conduct<br />
as per Schedule V B of Mutual Fund Regulations.</div>
<div>Qualitative Requirements –<br />
Education: CA/ CFA/ MMS / MBA (Full time) program from a reputed institute.<br />
Work Experience –<br />
1. 16-25 years of experience in tracking/managing/ overseeing the Equity / Debt<br />
market in India<br />
2. Must have working experience of more than 8 years of managing Equity Funds or<br />
Debt Funds in an AMC in India<br />
3. Should have handled a team size of 10 Investment professionals in the past three<br />
years<br />
4. Should be conversant with SEBI guidelines relevant to CIO/ Fund Managers in an<br />
Asset Management Company in India.</div>