Fund Manager

Banner-Life-Family-of-Companies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Generous pension

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

25 days leave + holidays

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Legal & General (L&G) Asset Management is seeking a Fund Manager to join our Asset Allocation team, overseeing a range of multi-asset strategies and collaborating with economists, strategists, and investment specialists. You will contribute to portfolio performance, research managers, and help shape strategy while communicating with clients and consultants.

You will help build portfolios with a focus on quality, risk discipline and strategic expansion of investment capabilities, working with

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-asset funds or strategies
• Experience researching a range of asset classes
• Ability to construct diversified portfolios with risk controls
• Strong communication of investment ideas to clients or consultants
• Experience leading projects and delivering quality outcomes
• Collaborative mindset across investment disciplines

Responsibilities

• Manage performance of an agreed range of multi-asset strategies
• Construct portfolios with focus on quality, accuracy and risk
• Deliver strategic initiatives to extend investment range and infrastructure
• Research internal and external managers across key asset classes
• Evaluate risk attribution across portfolios with index and active alpha
• Communicate investment views and support marketing of multi-asset strategies
• Collaborate across the business to strengthen the multi-asset proposition

Skills

Multi-asset funds

Manager research

Portfolio construction

Asset class knowledge

Risk management

Investment propositions

Project management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Python / Copilot familiarity

Tools

Python

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We've been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world's largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

Who we are

We are one of Europe's largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions tobenefitour clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description

We are looking for a Fund Manager to join L&G Asset Management and our Asset Allocation team, managing a range of multi-asset investment strategies.

The team brings together economists, strategists, fund managers and investment specialists to turn economic insight and investment ideas into portfolios designed for different client needs. In this role, you will contribute to portfolio performance, manager research, strategy development and client communication while working collaboratively across the wider business.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the performance of an agreed range of multi-asset strategies
• Constructing portfolios with a strong focus on quality, accuracy and risk
• Delivering strategic initiatives that extend the investment range and supporting infrastructure
• Contributing to investment ideas and strategy decisions within your areas of expertise
• Researching internal and external managers across key asset classes
• Evaluating risk attribution across portfolios combining index and active alpha exposures
• Communicating investment views and supporting the marketing of multi-asset strategies
• Collaborating across the business to strengthen the overall multi-asset proposition

Who we're looking for:

• Experience managing multi-manager funds or strategies that combine multiple active investment approaches
• Strong manager research experience, ideally across a range of asset classes
• Experience managing multi-asset funds and constructing portfolios
• Understanding of underlying asset classes, derivatives and portfolio risk
• Experience communicating investment propositions to clients or consultants
• Evidence of managing projects and delegating effectively while maintaining quality
• A collaborative approach and confidence working across different investment disciplines
• Experience with Python or Microsoft Copilot would be beneficial

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are many discounts we offer - both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We're creating net-zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in-person experience

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you'll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn't matter if you don't meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.