Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Macro

Overview

In this role, you actively manage a discretionary Emerging Markets portfolio within GIC’s Global Macro team, focusing on rates, FX, and sovereign credit to generate alpha. You will translate macro and political risk into targeted exposures while maintaining risk controls and engaging with senior stakeholders. You’ll collaborate with strategists to turn macro themes into actionable trades and build a regional CEEMEA perspective for portfolio construction. The opportunity offers impact in a prominent long‑term investor, with exposure to central banks, policymakers, and a global network.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work arrangement with in-office and remote days
• equal opportunity employer
• diverse and ambitious teams
• professional growth opportunities
• collaborative culture
• PRIME values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence

Responsibilities

• Manage a discretionary macro portfolio across rates, FX, and sovereign credit with sized, hedged exposures
• Identify macro and micro-driven opportunities across yield curves, FX pairs, and volatility surfaces
• Set the region’s macro framework by developing views on monetary policy, fiscal trajectories, and political risk across CEEMEA economies
• Manage risk with accountability for position sizing, hedging, and drawdown management within risk parameters
• Collaborate with strategists and economists to translate macro themes into actionable trade ideas
• Execute trades efficiently across linear and non-linear instruments with delta-hedging capability
• Build and maintain external network with central banks, policymakers, and brokers to sustain deal flow and market intelligence
• Contribute to cross-regional themes and relative value trades bringing CEEMEA perspective to broader discussions
• Communicate portfolio views, performance drivers, and risk metrics to senior management and investment committees

Key requirements

• 10–15 years’ experience managing discretionary macro portfolios with CEEMEA expertise
• Strong track record managing a sizeable discretionary portfolio (rates, FX, and/or sovereign credit)
• Strong macro foundations in CEEMEA economies, policy frameworks, and political risk analysis
• Strong market acumen with an in-depth understanding of derivatives used for hedging
• Excellent communication skills for CIO-level presentations
• Mentoring or management experience of junior investment professionals
• Fluency in English; additional regional languages a plus

• excellent communication
• mentoring or leadership
• cross-functional collaboration
• derivatives (swaps, futures, options)
• hedging strategies
• delta-hedging

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