Chief Investment Officer

Aquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd. is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to lead the firm's global investment platform and oversee the strategic management of complex, multi-asset portfolios across public and private markets.

The successful candidate will possess extensive experience managing institutional-quality portfolios and a proven ability to generate superior risk-adjusted returns across multiple market cycles while maintaining robust governance, risk management, and investment oversight standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, enhancement, and implementation of the firm's strategic and tactical asset allocation frameworks across global markets.
• Direct the management of diversified multi-asset portfolios including global equities, fixed income, private credit, structured products, distressed debt, special situations, and alternative investments.
• Generate proprietary investment ideas and conduct advanced fundamental, macroeconomic, and credit analysis to identify attractive risk-adjusted opportunities.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated portfolio risk management processes, including stress testing, scenario analysis, concentration monitoring, and downside risk assessment.
• Evaluate, structure, and execute complex private market transactions, including direct investments, secondary opportunities, restructurings, and distressed credit situations.
• Maintain deep oversight of portfolio exposures across geographies, sectors, currencies, and investment styles.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with investment banks, fund sponsors, custodians, prime brokers, and other institutional counterparties.
• Ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with legal, tax, and estate planning advisors on cross-border investment structures and tax-efficient solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive investment management experience within a family office, institutional asset manager, investment bank, or other institutional investment environment.
• Proven track record of managing complex investment portfolios and delivering strong risk-adjusted returns.
• Proven track record of sourcing, underwriting, and executing private market transactions, including co-investments, secondary transactions, or special situations investments.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing portfolios with aggregate assets under supervision exceeding US$500 million across public markets, private markets, structured products, and alternative investments.
• Experience presenting investment recommendations, portfolio performance, and market outlooks to boards of directors, investment committees, family principals, or institutional stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of global capital markets, asset classes, investment structures, and risk management frameworks.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
• Extensive experience investing in Equity and Credit Funds, Private Assets, European Fixed Income Securities, Structured Credit, and Distressed Investment Opportunities.
• Professional designation such as CFA, CAIA, FRM, MBA (Finance), or equivalent advanced investment qualifications are strongly preferred.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
• Clean police clearance certificate and professional references are required.
• Experience with Enfusion portfolio management systems is highly desirable.

Salary: US$340K to US$365K per annum working 40 hours per week depending on qualifications, knowledge and experience. Flexibility required for international market hours and travel. Benefits as deemed by law include bonuses. Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. (1-hour lunch break), with flexibility required to accommodate global market hours. Applicants may send in their cv’s to: bc@aquamarineam.com