Team Lead, International Public Fixed Income, Leading GCC Pension Fund (Role Based in Middle East)

Background:

Our client, a prominent GCC-based Pension Fund, is enhancing its international public fixed income platform and is hiring a Team Lead to help drive the strategic allocation, oversight, and optimisation of its global fixed income portfolio. The role sits within a growing investment function and plays a key part in strengthening both external manager coverage and internal investment capabilities.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead the sourcing, due diligence, selection, and onboarding of external public fixed income managers, working across global credit and rates to identify high-quality strategies aligned with internal objectives

• Oversee ongoing monitoring of external managers, including performance evaluation, risk analysis, mandate compliance, peer benchmarking, and the preparation of recommendations for adjustments or reallocations

• Manage and optimise selected in-house active and...