Jobs at Lotus Capital Limited

Responsibilities

• Monitor the economy and financial markets and provide guidance for investment decisions.
• Appraise investment opportunities and prepare high quality investment recommendations
• Construct and manage investment portfolios across asset classes in line with mandates
• Perform financial and trading analysis and build valuation models
• Oversee seamless transaction execution and settlement
• Ensure accurate posting of portfolio and transaction data
• Achieve portfolio outperformance of selected benchmarks
• Conduct periodic portfolio appraisals and analysis to aid portfolio optimization
• Prepare and deliver quality strategy and performance reports
• Other related investment management duties.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field; a Master’s Degree is preferred
• Professional certification in finance and/or accounting from a recognized professional body is highly valued.

Job Attributes:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing equities and fixed income is preferred.
• Strong understanding of the macroeconomic environment and capital markets
• Good understanding of trading strategies
• Strong data analysis and financial modeling skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• High attention to detail
• Strong ethics and integrity
• Familiarity with non-interest finance principles – added advantage.

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Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement investment strategies in line with portfolio objectives and expectations.
• Construct and manage investment portfolios across asset classes (including equities & fixed income assets) in line with mandates.
• Appraise investment opportunities and prepare high quality investment proposals.
• Oversee seamless transaction execution and settlement.
• Manage portfolio risk effectively.
• Achieve portfolio out performance of selected benchmarks.
• Effective revenue generation to achieve annual targets.
• Prepare and deliver quality performance reports.
• Prepare and deliver periodic management reports.
• Maintain professional relationships with existing and potential clients, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to support investment products.
• Communicate with stakeholders on market conditions and economic trends.
• Other related investment management duties.

Education

• Master's Degree in Economics, Finance or a related discipline.
• Passed CFA level 2 exam – minimum requirement.

Job Attributes:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in managing investment portfolios across asset classes.
• Excellent investment performance track record and revenue generating skills.
• Excellent trade origination and execution skills.
• Excellent understanding of the global and domestic macroeconomic environment, capital markets and securities regulations.
• Excellent understanding of investment strategies and risk management.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Strong product development skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong numeracy and presentation skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong ethics and integrity.
• Familiarity with non-interest finance principles - added advantage.

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Job Objective

• The candidate shall be responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring all types of risks faced by the company.
• Support the implementation of a robust Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework and foster a strong risk-awareness culture across the organization.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review and implement an effective ERM framework aligned with global best practices and regulatory expectations
• Define risk policies, appetite, tolerance levels, and key risk indicators (KRIs)
• Conduct periodic risk assessments and scenario analysis across business lines
• Monitor portfolio-level risks
• Ensure compliance with investment guidelines and limits
• Partner with the Investment and Portfolio Management teams to assess risk-return dynamics.
• Identify and assess risks related to internal processes, people, systems, third-party vendors, and technology.
• Coordinate operational risk events tracking, incident reporting, and loss data collection
• Ensure risk management practices comply with regulatory frameworks
• Collaborate with Compliance to monitor emerging regulatory risks and changes
• Support audit and regulatory examination processes from a risk perspective.
• Prepare periodic risk reports for senior management and board
• Maintain risk dashboards and heat maps for ongoing monitoring
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to promote a proactive risk culture
• Lead the transformation toward a stronger risk culture, promoting accountability and awareness
• Act as a strategic advisor to business units on risk-related matters and decision-making.
• Foster a risk champion network across departments.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Accounting, or related field
• Professional certifications or a Masters Degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience in risk management within financial services, preferably asset management or investment banking.
• Deep understanding of capital markets, mutual funds and alternative investment products. Key Competency

Skills:

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Deep understanding of risk modeling, stress testing, and scenario analysis
• Familiarity with risk tools and GRC platforms
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of integrity, independence, and professional skepticism.