Director, Investments

Company Overview

GEM is a leading provider of institutional investment solutions for endowments, foundations, sovereigns, families, and other long-term investors. Since 2007, GEM has specialized in delivering the highest quality service and support to our clients, enabling them to achieve their long-term investment goals. With a global reach, broad investment capabilities, and an experienced team, GEM strategically tailors’ solutions to meet the unique needs of each investor we serve.

Job Description
As an integral member of the Investment team, the Director’s primary responsibility is overseeing
multi-asset portfolios for a cohort of clients. The Director will be responsible for investment
strategy development, engaging with the client on all aspects of the investment portfolio,
developing trusting relationships with client staff and trustees, leading analytical projects for
client institutions and ensuring quality control for all client deliverables.

Key Responsibilities
The position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Investment policy development and ongoing oversight, ensuring compliance with risk/return objectives, liquidity tolerance, and evolving institutional needs.
• Engagement with all client constituencies, serving as a primary resource.
• Developing strategies for deepening client partnerships.
• Contributing to external communication of investment results and thinking across asset classes, including quarterly letters, client meetings, presentations, and other content.
• Staying abreast of all pertinent issues related to a select group of clients, including overall objectives and industry trends and issues.
• Identify opportunities to leverage the firm’s capabilities to initiate and execute analytical projects that add value to client staff and trustees.
• Manage and develop junior team members.

Requirements
Successful candidates will display traits inherent in GEM’s collegial and team-oriented culture,
including enthusiasm, honesty, humility, integrity, and curiosity.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with strong academic credentials and record of achievement.
• Demonstrated investment acumen, including comfort with the principles of total portfolio management, through CFA or equivalent work experience (8 years preferred).
• Ability to understand our business model and different communication needs.
• Commitment to learning the principles of total portfolio management and the endowment style of investing.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Project management.
• Self-assertiveness, in particular the capacity to take good ideas from generation to execution.
• Able to collaborate with internal teams to synthesize complex information and inputs.

Benefits

• Competitive, market-based compensation
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision health insurance
• Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance / AD&D
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution
• Lifestyle Spending Account (wellness reimbursement program)
• Charitable donation match program
• Paid time off
• Education assistance, including certification, membership reimbursements, and more.
• Team and company events

Company Culture
Every team member contributes to the GEM culture by respectfully voicing opinions, asking questions, evaluating how and why things are done, and offering solutions. This level of involvement and trust is developed through bonding opportunities over shared meals, joint celebrations, and team and firm outings.

Service is also a key element of GEM’s culture. Employees are presented with opportunities to serve both internally and externally. They can sign up to serve on various internal committees, such as the Community Engagement Committee, and volunteer with local nonprofits. GEM aims to improve the local community while encouraging its team members' spirit of giving.