• Application Deadline: Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Senior Fund Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate



• Experience 8 - 9 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Our client, a global investment management firm, is looking to hire a Senior Fund Manager who will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organisation’s investment funds, ensuring strong performance, capital efficiency, and optimal risk-adjusted returns.

This role involves fund structuring, liquidity management, and investment governance, ensuring that the firm’s investment funds remain well-positioned for long-term growth. By balancing opportunity and risk, the Senior Fund Manager plays a key role in capital deployment, financial structuring, and investment decision-making, driving value for both the firm and its investors.

Responsibilities

Fund Management & Capital Deployment

• Oversee fund structuring, allocation, and capital deployment, ensuring funds align with investment mandates and liquidity needs.


• Support portfolio manager with developing strategies to optimize cost of funds (COF)


• Monitor fund performance, ensuring compliance with risk-adjusted return expectations and regulatory requirements.


• Ensure liquidity management aligns with risk appetite, maintaining stable capital availability for investment opportunities.


• Prepare and maintain investment strategy pitch books and product sheets for managed products.

Investment Risk Management & Compliance

• Implement risk control frameworks, ensuring investment strategies comply with regulatory and internal governance policies.


• Oversee fund-wide risk exposure, mitigating threats from market volatility, credit risks, and macroeconomic shifts.


• Work closely with the Chief Quant Economist (CQE) to integrate quantitative risk models, stress testing, and scenario analysis into fund management strategies.


• Supervise hedging and derivatives strategies, ensuring FX, interest rate, and credit risk exposure is actively managed.


• Lead counterparty risk assessments, ensuring all financial transactions meet due diligence and risk management standards.

Research & Market Intelligence

• Leverage macroeconomic analysis, sector research, and financial modelling to inform fund-level investment decisions.


• Collaborate with Research team to integrate market insights into fund allocation strategies.


• Monitor regulatory shifts and economic trends, ensuring investment decisions remain data-driven and forward-looking.

Portfolio Management

• Ensure portfolio allocations align with fund-level mandates, collaborating with portfolio managers on strategic adjustments.


• Provide guidance on liability-driven investment strategies, ensuring portfolio liquidity matches financial obligations.


• Monitor portfolio performance relative to fund objectives, ensuring fund-wide performance targets are met.

Trade Execution & Liquidity Management

• Oversee fund-wide trading activities, ensuring best execution practices and liquidity optimization.


• Work with portfolio managers and risk analysts to assess trade impact on fund performance.


• Ensure liquidity thresholds align with capital deployment needs and market conditions.


• Supervise trade reconciliation and settlements to ensure seamless post-trade processes and regulatory compliance.

Corporate Actions Management

• Monitor and assess the impact of corporate actions on fund allocations.


• Recommend portfolio adjustments in response to corporate actions, ensuring continued fund alignment.


• Ensure all key stakeholders are informed of relevant corporate actions.

Workflow Automation & Process Optimization

• Implement automation tools to enhance fund management efficiency and streamline processes.


• Leverage technology to improve liquidity monitoring, trade execution, and performance analytics.


• Drive process improvements to reduce inefficiencies and enhance data-driven decision-making.

Stakeholder Engagement & Investor Relations

• Support capital-raising efforts, working with business development teams to align fund structures with investor needs.


• Ensure clear and transparent investor reporting, providing performance insights and risk assessments.

Team Leadership & Development

• Mentor and develop fund management associates and analysts, fostering a high-performance investment culture.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Lead or contribute to special projects, industry partnerships, and cross-functional initiatives as required.


• Adapt to evolving business needs and support firm-wide growth objectives.

Must have skills

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and leadership skills.


• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills


• Collaboration, Communication, Highly Analytical and Problem-solving


• Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Investment Management, Accounting, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.


• CFA, CAIA, or equivalent certification preferred.


• 8+ years of experience in fund management, asset management, or investment strategy execution.


• Expertise in fund structuring, capital deployment, and liquidity management.


• Experience in macroeconomic analysis, financial modeling, and risk-adjusted return optimization.


• Strong knowledge of counterparty risk management, due diligence, and corporate actions oversight.


• Proficiency in financial and analytical tools, including:


• Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet, Morningstar (investment research & market intelligence).


• Excel (VBA), Python, R (quantitative modelling & statistical analysis).


• Tableau, Power BI (data visualization & investment analytics).