DACH & Central Europe Reporter

Aboutus Ft; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Financial Times is seeking a German-speaking reporter for MandateWire, our authoritative investment mandate coverage. Based in London, you will build relationships with asset owners across Europe, especially the DACH region, and uncover exclusive stories on mandate searches, asset manager appointments and governance developments.

You will conduct interviews, write original news and analysis, and contribute multimedia content while collaborating with the European editorial team to broaden

Qualifications

• Fluency in German to speak, read and translate professionally.
• Excellent written English and ability to produce engaging content.
• Strong research and analytical skills to identify newsworthy developments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with senior representatives of asset owners across the DACH region and Central Europe through regular telephone interviews, virtual meetings and industry events.
• Research and write accurate, original news stories covering investment mandate searches and tenders, asset manager appointments and terminations, strategic asset allocation changes, investment manager selections, consultant appointments and broader investment governance developments.
• Conduct independent research using annual reports, regulatory filings and other public sources to identify newsworthy developments.
• Maintain and update MandateWire’s proprietary database with timely and accurate market intelligence.
• Generate a consistent pipeline of exclusive mandate opportunity stories for publication in daily subscriber alerts.
• Expand and develop a high-quality network of asset owner contacts.
• Contribute feature articles, market analysis and trend pieces.
• Create engaging multimedia content, including video interviews, podcasts and other digital formats, to enhance MandateWire’s editorial coverage and audience engagement.
• Represent MandateWire at industry conferences and events, including moderating panel discussions, hosting webinars and interviewing senior industry figures on stage.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the European editorial team to support comprehensive market coverage.

Skills

Fluency in German

Strong communication & interviewing

Excellent written English

Research & analytical

Strong organization & prioritisation

Curious & proactive

Job description

The Financial Times is seeking a German-speaking reporter for MandateWire, our authoritative investment mandate coverage. Based in London, you will build relationships with asset owners across Europe, especially the DACH region, and uncover exclusive stories on mandate searches, asset manager appointments and governance developments.

You will conduct interviews, write original news and analysis, and contribute multimedia content while collaborating with the European editorial team to broaden