Investment Manager, Investment Strategy and Research(ALM)
- Employer
- Finance Network
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- highly competitive
- Closing date
- May 30, 2022
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- Job Function
- Other
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Accountabilties
Behaviours
Pro-active, driven and taking responsibility
Skills required
We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds that meet some of the below, but importantly there is a passion and drive to learn quickly. This role will have the support of senior colleagues and there will be time to develop.
Around 5-7 years of relevant experience. Open-minded on type of organisation
- Innovation of our internal ALM tools, working with stakeholders to prototype new features and bring them to production.
- Maintain macro-economic forecasts, expected returns and long-run risk relationships for all sub asset classes.
- Take the lead on elements of the client portfolio construction framework
(e.g. integration of ESG factors) that is used to design model portfolios at particular stages of a scheme's journey plan. - Apply client portfolio construction framework and work with broad range of stakeholders to maintain range of model portfolios that are well researched, understood and supported across the business.
- Conduct bespoke asset-liability modelling and research to support more significant investment strategy reviews by Client Investment Solutions team (who provide scheme-specific advice).
- Drive research agenda across ALM and portfolio construction, connecting with sophisticated asset owner and asset manager peers globally and sharing best practice and latest academic insights.
- Support ISR team initiatives through collaborative research, stakeholder management, communications and contributing to the team's business plan and culture.
Behaviours
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues across the business by actively reaching out, being helpful and setting aside sufficient time.
- Think innovatively and constructively challenge current views and suggest different ways forward to support our clients' objectives. Not afraid to speak up knowing challenge is well received by colleagues.
- Ability to delve into the detail and then communicate to and influence stakeholders through concise and impactful language.
- Empathetic to different ways of working and different perspectives. Able to flex approach and ensure output is tailored for different stakeholders.
- Outcome-oriented and open minded. Focusing on consistent and regular delivery of output and adapting to changes in the team's accountabilities and priorities.
Pro-active, driven and taking responsibility
Skills required
We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds that meet some of the below, but importantly there is a passion and drive to learn quickly. This role will have the support of senior colleagues and there will be time to develop.
- Good understanding of statistics and experience applying statistical techniques to complex data. Ideally comfortable consuming academic research.
- Highly proficient in Matlab/Python/C++/C# and experience building investment models for use in strategic investment decision making.
- Previous exposure to asset liability modelling and/or portfolio construction research, ideally in a multi-asset environment.
Around 5-7 years of relevant experience. Open-minded on type of organisation
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