Investment Manager - Investment Strategy & Portfolio Construction

Mason Blake; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the Investment Strategy team at a leading asset owner in the UK. This pivotal role involves supporting strategic investment decisions through high-quality quantitative research and innovative portfolio construction. The ideal candidate will possess 6-10 years of experience in multi-asset portfolio construction, advanced skills in Excel, and proficiency in programming languages like Python or R. Join a dynamic team where your insights will shape investment strategies and drive improvements across the investment process. If you are passionate about investing and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years’ experience in multi-asset portfolio construction.
• Experience in building investment models for strategic decision making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to enhance portfolio construction and diversification.
• Collaborate with teams to improve investment decision-making processes.

Skills

Quantitative Research

Portfolio Construction

Investment Risk Allocation

Investment Models

Advanced Excel

Python

R

VBA

Macroeconomics

Communication Skills

Education

Strong Academic Record

Tools

Excel

Python

R

VBA

Job description

Job details

Location: London

Date Posted: 2 October 2020

Category: Investment

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: Competitive

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Investment Strategy team at one of the UK’s largest asset owners. This role will play a pivotal role in supporting strategic investment decisions with high quality quantitative research and driving innovation across the portfolio construction process.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct research to shape the future approach to portfolio construction and help build more diversified portfolios for clients.
• Work closely with the Investment Risk team to research how the investment process can become more focused on investment risk allocation and make better strategic investment decisions across all asset classes.
• Play an integral role in a number of key projects to drive improvement in the investment process.
• Build frameworks and investment models to support investment decision making.
• Drive improvements in the firm’s approach to medium/long-term capital market assumptions.
• Collaborate with the wider Investment team to input high-quality strategic thinking into fund and portfolio investment decisions.

Ideal profile:

• Around 6-10 years’ experience researching or as a practitioner in multi-asset portfolio construction.
• Experience building investment models for use in strategic investment decision making.
• Advanced Excel with proficiency in Python, R or VBA preferable.
• Strong academic record and a desire to continue learning.
• Clear passion for investing with a solid understanding of macroeconomics and capital markets.
• Self-motivated, humble, confident, proactive and a team player.
• Creative thinker with the ability to generate ideas and stimulate discussions using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Able to function independently, take ownership and deliver on key research initiatives.
• Strong communication skills, including effective interaction with key stakeholders within the investment business.

Mason Blake acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Mason Blake is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.

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