Principal Officer & Fund Manager – Portfolio Management Services

Company: Neelkanth Advanced Technology Pvt Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of NK Securities Research Pvt Ltd) – proposed SEBI-registered Portfolio Manager
Location: Gurugram
Reporting to: Board of Directors

About the role
NK Securities is setting up a SEBI-registered PMS to offer a systematic, long-only equity momentum strategy built by NK's in-house quant research team. The Principal Officer will lead the PMS, be accountable to SEBI for all portfolio management activities, and own investment decisions taken on the quant model's output.

Key responsibilities
- Act as Principal Officer under the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020, accountable for all PMS activities
- Own the investment process: review and approve the quant model, its changes, rebalances and risk limits; take final portfolio decisions
- Represent the firm in SEBI's registration process, including inspection and in-person discussions
- Work with the quant research team to understand and document the strategy, risk controls and model governance
- Oversee client portfolios, performance reporting, APMI benchmarking and monthly SEBI reporting
- Ensure conflict-of-interest controls between the PMS and the group's proprietary trading are followed
- Work with the Compliance Officer, custodian, fund accountant and executing broker
- Support product, investor communication and distribution as the business scales

Must-have (regulatory – mandatory, documents required)
- Professional qualification in finance, law, accountancy or business management (e.g. CA, CFA charter, MBA-Finance, CS, LLB) from a recognised university/institution, OR NISM Post Graduate Program in Securities Markets (Portfolio Management)
- Minimum 5 years' experience in securities-market activities (portfolio manager, AMC, AIF, stock broker, investment adviser, research analyst or fund manager)
- Of these, minimum 2 years in portfolio management, investment advisory or fund management
- NISM-Series-XXI-B: Portfolio Managers certification (valid), or willingness to clear it before joining
- Clean regulatory record; meets SEBI "fit and proper" criteria (no disciplinary action, debarment, or criminal proceedings)

Preferred
- Experience at a PMS, AMC or AIF managing equity portfolios
- Exposure to quantitative / systematic / factor-based (especially momentum) strategies
- Comfortable working with Python-based research and data-driven processes
- Prior experience facing SEBI inspections or registrations
- Experience with HNI / family-office clients

Employment
- Full-time, on the payroll of Neelkanth Advanced Technology Pvt Ltd