Associate Investment Manager

Job description

Role Title: Associate Investment Manager

Business: Asset Management

New or Existing Role- New

Grade: GCB5

Role Purpose

The HAIL private markets team manages $9.7bn of capital invested across various Private Markets funds. It is one of the largest private market fund investors outside of the US. The role is to work with the HAIL Private Markets team and:

Key Accountabilities

Impact on Business

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Assist in the monitoring of the existing portfolio of investments, which includes having calls with managers and assisting in the writing of investment monitoring reports

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To assist in the diligence of investment opportunities across a variety of different private market funds, ranging from buyout funds, growth capital funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds and private credit funds

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To assist the team in the day to day activities of running a large fund investment program me, including maintaining origination databases, workflow databases and other tasks

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Responding to inbound requests from clients and assisting with their reporting and understanding of existing investments

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Helping the team manage its various governance forums – team investment and oversight committees

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Maintaining and updating key investment databases

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Screening primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities for the HAIL Private Equity team.

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Investments will be made via the discretionary institutional capital of HAIL or via the HSBC Private Bank feeder programme;

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Reviewing such opportunities to assess the overall risk/reward profile of the opportunity - upside potential versus risk of loss of capital;

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Producing a rapid evaluation based on the above and presenting the overall investment thesis to the HAIL Investment Committee;

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Monitoring the progress of investments made and playing a key role in ensuring the teams overall monitoring programme is fulfilled

Customers / Stakeholders

The client base of HAIL Private Equity, namely the discretionary and private bank feeder programme.

Leadership & Teamwork

Key to be able to work in a small team to tight deadlines

Operational Effectiveness & Control

Responsibility for Private Equity due diligence. This comprises effective full due diligence for new funds both from an investment and operational perspective

Management of Risk

Candidates will be aware of the Operational Risk scenario associated with the role and acts in a manner that takes account of operational risk considerations.

Maintains HSBC internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators.

Understand, follow and demonstrate compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which you are involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including, inter alia, the Group Compliance policy.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

Qualifications:

· 1-2 years financial industry experience

· Strong commercial acumen resulting in sound risk/reward judgments;

· Strong presentation skills with ability to convince without hard-selling;

· Excellent project management and organizational skills;

· Strong report writing skills

· Must have good written and verbal communication skills

Leadership/delivery skills

· Ability to work accurately and calmly under time pressure;

Stakeholder Relationship skills

· Ability to work with private markets team to deliver investment related projects

I.T. Skills

· Strong excel modelling skills

· We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse environment.

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse environment.

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