Key Responsibilities
1. Hedge Fund Product Strategy & Platform Architecture
• Design and continuously refine a full-spectrum hedge fund product strategy framework across major
strategy buckets (e.g. equity long/short, global macro, multi-strategy, credit, quantitative, event-driven,
and relative value).
• Establish clear product selection criteria, portfolio construction principles, and platform allocation logic
aligned with client risk profiles and market regimes.
• Own the long-term hedge fund product roadmap in partnership with senior investment leadership and the
Managing Director, International Products.
2. Manager Sourcing, Screening & Network Access (Core Focus)
• Proactively source, identify, and screen global hedge fund managers, with primary emphasis on US and
European institutional-quality GPs. The candidate's existing relationships with senior professionals at
leading Western hedge fund firms are essential to this mandate.Olive Asset Management | Hedge Fund Product Lead | Confidential
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• Conduct rigorous manager due diligence spanning investment process, risk management, operational
infrastructure, track-record integrity, capacity, and alignment of interest.
• Leverage and continuously expand a high-quality network of relationships with leading hedge fund
managers — particularly in North America and Europe — as well as industry intermediaries (prime
brokers, fund administrators, placement agents, consultants) to sustain a continuous, differentiated
product pipeline.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative screening across primary opportunities and, where relevant, fund of
hedge funds (FoHF) / multi-manager structures.
• Form independent investment views and present clear, decision-ready recommendations to the
investment committee.
3. Product Introduction & Commercial Negotiation
• Own the full product introduction lifecycle — from first manager engagement through investment
committee approval, documentation, and platform onboarding.
• Lead commercial negotiations on fees, terms, capacity reservations, side letters, and other commercial
arrangements to secure favourable outcomes for clients and the firm.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams (legal, compliance, operations, risk, and distribution) to ensure
controlled, efficient product launches across relevant jurisdictions, including cross-border introduction from
US/European managers to the Hong Kong platform.
4. Investment Monitoring & Ongoing Oversight
• Design and operate ongoing monitoring frameworks covering performance attribution, risk exposures,
style drift, operational changes, liquidity, and key-person risk.
• Lead regular manager reviews, follow-up due diligence, and escalation when material issues arise.
• Produce concise investment theses, monitoring reports, and hold / add / redeem recommendations for
internal stakeholders and client-facing teams.
5. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership
• Lead, coach, and develop a team focused on hedge fund research, product selection, and platform
management.
• Partner with distribution and client coverage teams on product education and sales enablement,
ensuring recommendations remain suitability-aligned under applicable rules.
• Represent the hedge fund platform in investment committees, internal forums, and external manager
meetings.
• Collaborate closely with Asia-based and international product, platform, and distribution stakeholders to
support cross-border product introduction in a controlled manner.
