Senior Investment Analyst - Defensive Assets

HESTA Super; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended leave

Professional development

Health & wellness programs

Financial wellbeing

Job summary

HESTA Super invites a Senior Investment Analyst to join the Defensive Assets team, overseeing the external manager program across Global Debt, Credit, Active Foreign Exchange and Cash. You will contribute to due diligence, sector configuration and risk management in a multi-manager environment.

The role involves coordinating with investment colleagues, preparing review documents for the Investment Committee, and maintaining data and systems such as SimCorp Dimension and BarraOne.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior investment analyst role or similar, with exposure to analysis of fund managers and portfolios at a super fund, fund manager or research house.
• Experience and working knowledge of Global Fixed Income and the role of different excess return generating strategies including Active Foreign Exchange.
• Experience coordinating deliverables across deadlines with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience maintaining investment databases and managing due diligence and investment implementation.
• Experience analyzing, developing and proposing enhancements to fund investments and governance operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategy and sector configuration, and manage fund manager appointment, termination and transition processes.
• Monitor due diligence dashboards, including portfolio analysis, performance and risk management tools, and maintaining relevant internal systems including SimCorp Dimension and BarraOne.
• Contribute to annual asset class reviews, including preparing review documents, portfolio summaries and performance reviews for the Investment Committee.
• Maintaining data requirements to meet compliance obligations, including collating and reviewing compliance, risk management and BCP information from fund managers.
• Providing coaching and technical subject matter expertise to Investment Analyst/s.

Skills

Senior investment analyst

Global fixed income

Active foreign exchange

Stakeholder coordination

Due diligence

Investment databases

Governance enhancements

Tools

SimCorp Dimension

BarraOne

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Senior Investment Analyst - Defensive Assets

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

New opportunity for a Senior Investment Analyst to join the Defensive Assets team and support the external manager program across Global Debt, Credit, Active Foreign Exchange and Cash. This is a role for someone who wants genuine involvement in the oversight of a multi‑manager investment program, from sector configuration through to fund manager due diligence and risk management.

You'll work collaboratively across the investment team, contributing to research, asset class reviews and the ongoing development of HESTA's investment research capability. It's suited to someone who combines strong technical grounding in defensive assets with the coordination skills to manage due diligence processes and stakeholder relationships to a high standard.

What you'll be doing

• Contributing to strategy and sector configuration, and managing fund manager appointment, termination and transition processes
• Monitoring due diligence dashboards, including portfolio analysis, performance and risk management tools, and maintaining relevant internal systems including SimCorp Dimension and BarraOne
• Contributing to annual asset class reviews, including preparing review documents, portfolio summaries and performance reviews for the HESTA Investment Committee
• Maintaining data requirements to meet compliance obligations, including collating and reviewing compliance, risk management and BCP information from fund managers
• Providing coaching and technical subject matter expertise to Investment Analyst/s

What you'll bring

• Experience in a senior investment analyst role or similar, with exposure to analysis of fund managers and portfolios at a super fund, fund manager or research house
• Experience and working knowledge of Global Fixed Income and the role of different excess return generating strategies including Active Foreign Exchange
• Experience working across a range of deliverables, coordinating outcomes to strict deadlines with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in the maintenance and development of investment databases, and in managing transaction due diligence and investment implementation
• Experience analysing, developing and proposing enhancements to fund investments and governance operations

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affiliation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few!).
• Your Professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [e-mail] and we’ll call you to discuss.

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position

HESTA Superannuation Fund Number (SFN): 129638949. HESTA Australian Business Number (ABN): 64 971 749 321