Solutions Strategist - Active Fixed Income

Overview

The Solutions Strategist will focus on supporting our active fixed income business. The role will focus on investment strategy design, thought leadership, ad-hoc analysis and client/prospect engagement.   

Responsibilities

Investment Strategy:

• Develop prospect/client strategies to ensure they are optimized for prospect/client-specific investment objectives and constraints
• Develop and maintain broad knowledge of current investment market, economic issues, building block strategies, and LGIMA firm views, and in-depth specialist knowledge in product focus area. This roll will be focused on active fixed income but wider investment experience is welcome.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of market instruments applicable to the assigned clients/sectors
• Oversee development of systems for modeling/monitoring risk where appropriate

External Engagement:

• Prepare and deliver presentations to investment consultants, clients and prospects
• Oversee periodic update of marketing collateral and client reporting materials
• Responsible for the management, retention and development of external relationships in partnership with Distribution and Client Strategy; identify and execute opportunities to expand and enhance strategic client/prospect/consultant partnerships where appropriate
• Communicate with client and its stakeholders on all areas of our partnership, including investment strategy, performance attribution, macroeconomic landscape and L&G and LGIMA firm structure via review meeting
• Use technical expertise to explain the outcomes of analysis and obtain agreement on appropriate actions with the relevant parties.
• Work with the prospect/client and LGIMA investment teams to adopt mutually acceptable investment guidelines
• Oversee production of specialist reporting as required
• Respond in timely, comprehensive manner to ad hoc prospect, client, consultant and third party requests related to the investment strategy
• Work closely with Distribution, Client Strategy and Onboarding teams to establish and implement client mandates

Thought Leadership:

• Partner with Investment teams to produce and publish research/white papers that demonstrate LGIMA thought leadership innovation and support our value proposition to the marketplace
• Produce written market commentary for (monthly, quarterly) dissemination to prospects/clients/consultants as appropriate (function specific)
• Represent LGIMA at conference speaking engagements where appropriate
• Partner with Product group where appropriate to facilitate and support new product development and launch

Culture and Internal Engagement:

• Maintain and promote client centric solutions-focused culture
• Work collaboratively and constructively with LGIMA internal groups on a day-to-day basis
• Promote information sharing and leveraging new ideas and best practices across the firm
• Development and mentoring of colleagues
• Offering support and assistance to other Strategists when needed
• Oversee documentation of meeting notes and follow-up items, incorporating client feedback, in Salesforce

Experience/Skills Required

• A strong fixed income background is essential for this role
• Broad knowledge covering investment products, the pension industry, corporate finance, and relevant law is also desirable
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-starter and team player
• 7+ years investment management experience
• Bachelor degree required, MBA and/or CFA preferred
• Teamwork (own contributions and enhance contribution of others), including product management and contribution to the evolution of LGIMA’s product and solution offerings

EOE Statement

As an EOE employer, Legal & General Investment Management America will extend equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, and/or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.