Portfolio Manager
About the role
Who We Are
K2 & Associates is a Canadian multi-strategy, event-driven hedge fund manager with a 25-year track record of capital preservation and value creation. Our principals have all their material capital invested alongside our LPs, representing over 70% of fund assets, a structure that defines how we think, invest, and hire. Our team brings together CFA, Engineering, and MBA backgrounds, complemented by a broad network of domain experts across industries.
About the job K2 is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to take on a senior investing seat within a lean, multi-strategy team. The successful candidate will own ideas end-to-end, from origination through exit, and will operate with the autonomy and accountability that comes with a true principal investing mandate. This is a rare opportunity at a fund where the principals invest their own capital alongside LPs, and where strong performers are given expanding responsibility without institutional bureaucracy. The successful candidate will co-invest in the Fund and share directly in the returns they help generate.
Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000 Position Title: Portfolio Manager In the role, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Leading idea generation and portfolio construction across equities, fixed income, derivatives, and special situations, with full accountability for position sizing and conviction. • Conducting rigorous financial statement analysis and due diligence on public and private companies, from initial screen through investment committee presentation. • Owning portfolio monitoring across assigned positions; producing investment memos, risk updates, and performance attribution for senior leadership and investors. • Driving original industry and thematic research across sectors, including natural resources, technology, healthcare, and consumer, with the expectation of surfacing actionable, time-sensitive opportunities. • Executing and managing event-driven strategies independently, including risk arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, SPAC situations, and activist campaigns, from thesis development through exit. • Maintaining real-time awareness of capital markets activity, regulatory filings, and relevant news flow, and translating that into portfolio-level decisions. • Collaborating with and mentoring junior analysts, contributing to the development of K2's investment process and research culture.
Please note that the salary does not include total compensation. The expected salary range for this position will be influenced by the successful candidate’s skills and experience.
We would love to work with you if you have:
• Minimum 7–10 years of investment experience, with at least 3 years in a principal investing or PM capacity at a hedge fund, family office, or institutional investment manager. • CFA charter holders are considered an asset. • Demonstrated track record of generating independent investment ideas with positive attribution across event-driven, special situations, or multi-strategy mandates • Experience with financial modelling and valuation; proficiency in Bloomberg and FactSet required. • Working knowledge of derivatives, convertible instruments, and event-driven catalysts (M&A, activism, restructuring, SPACs) • Experience operating within a risk management framework, including position sizing, drawdown limits, and portfolio construction • Familiarity with quantitative screening tools or data analytics (Python, R, or equivalent) is considered an asset • Collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to mentor junior analysts and contribute to investment process development What's in it for you:
• Co-investment rights alongside firm principles, your capital is the same fund you manage. • Exposure to an unusually broad mandate, multi-strategy, multi-asset, across the full event-driven spectrum. • A merit-driven culture where performance translates directly into responsibility and upside, not tenure.
If you or someone you know is interested, please send your resume to bgallagher@k2.ca with the subject line "Portfolio Manager Application"
We thank all applicants for their interest and for the time they have dedicated to this process. After our review, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding.
Please note that K2 uses AI-assisted tools in our initial application review process. All hiring decisions are made by our team.
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Portfolio Manager
About the role
Who We Are
K2 & Associates is a Canadian multi-strategy, event-driven hedge fund manager with a 25-year track record of capital preservation and value creation. Our principals have all their material capital invested alongside our LPs, representing over 70% of fund assets, a structure that defines how we think, invest, and hire. Our team brings together CFA, Engineering, and MBA backgrounds, complemented by a broad network of domain experts across industries.
About the job K2 is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to take on a senior investing seat within a lean, multi-strategy team. The successful candidate will own ideas end-to-end, from origination through exit, and will operate with the autonomy and accountability that comes with a true principal investing mandate. This is a rare opportunity at a fund where the principals invest their own capital alongside LPs, and where strong performers are given expanding responsibility without institutional bureaucracy. The successful candidate will co-invest in the Fund and share directly in the returns they help generate.
Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000 Position Title: Portfolio Manager In the role, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Leading idea generation and portfolio construction across equities, fixed income, derivatives, and special situations, with full accountability for position sizing and conviction. • Conducting rigorous financial statement analysis and due diligence on public and private companies, from initial screen through investment committee presentation. • Owning portfolio monitoring across assigned positions; producing investment memos, risk updates, and performance attribution for senior leadership and investors. • Driving original industry and thematic research across sectors, including natural resources, technology, healthcare, and consumer, with the expectation of surfacing actionable, time-sensitive opportunities. • Executing and managing event-driven strategies independently, including risk arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, SPAC situations, and activist campaigns, from thesis development through exit. • Maintaining real-time awareness of capital markets activity, regulatory filings, and relevant news flow, and translating that into portfolio-level decisions. • Collaborating with and mentoring junior analysts, contributing to the development of K2's investment process and research culture.
Please note that the salary does not include total compensation. The expected salary range for this position will be influenced by the successful candidate’s skills and experience.
We would love to work with you if you have:
• Minimum 7–10 years of investment experience, with at least 3 years in a principal investing or PM capacity at a hedge fund, family office, or institutional investment manager. • CFA charter holders are considered an asset. • Demonstrated track record of generating independent investment ideas with positive attribution across event-driven, special situations, or multi-strategy mandates • Experience with financial modelling and valuation; proficiency in Bloomberg and FactSet required. • Working knowledge of derivatives, convertible instruments, and event-driven catalysts (M&A, activism, restructuring, SPACs) • Experience operating within a risk management framework, including position sizing, drawdown limits, and portfolio construction • Familiarity with quantitative screening tools or data analytics (Python, R, or equivalent) is considered an asset • Collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to mentor junior analysts and contribute to investment process development What's in it for you:
• Co-investment rights alongside firm principles, your capital is the same fund you manage. • Exposure to an unusually broad mandate, multi-strategy, multi-asset, across the full event-driven spectrum. • A merit-driven culture where performance translates directly into responsibility and upside, not tenure.
If you or someone you know is interested, please send your resume to bgallagher@k2.ca with the subject line "Portfolio Manager Application"
We thank all applicants for their interest and for the time they have dedicated to this process. After our review, only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding.
Please note that K2 uses AI-assisted tools in our initial application review process. All hiring decisions are made by our team.