Investment Strategist

Investment Strategist

The Investment Strategist is the key liaison between Natixis Investment Manager’s affiliated asset management firms and the Natixis distribution organization.

Responsibilities:

The Investment Strategist will be assigned several investment strategies across affiliates and will perform the following functions:

• Act as in-house investment specialist conducting research and providing information regarding product positioning, market perspective, historical performance, attribution, competitive landscape, etc.
• Prepare investment reports such as performance reporting, competitive analysis, benchmarking, and MPT statistics.
• Provide support to field sales including attending client meetings and participating in calls with clients.
• Design and deliver product training to internal departments. Sample training topics include product attributes, positioning, differentiation, portfolio updates, and market context.
• Collaborate with various groups (portfolio managers, Sales, Marketing, Legal, etc.) to build and maintain consistent product messaging and positioning.
• Coordinate with internal/external partners (Fund/Product Operations, Legal/Compliance, etc.) on initial product development and ongoing modifications.
• Create and deliver value-added investment programs where appropriate (seminars, white papers, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Advanced degree or CFA preferred (or progress towards designation)
• 10+ years of financial services experience with a minimum of 2 years of product related experience.
• Prior experience/depth with macroeconomics and global markets preferred
• Excellent understanding of capital markets and portfolio construction
• Strong investment knowledge and interpersonal skills
• Effective writing and editing skills
• Positive demeanor
• Ability to handle competing priorities
• Investment analysis software experience preferred (Morningstar, FactSet, Bloomberg, etc)
• May have travel 25% of the year

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