Portfolio Analytics Developer - 9 M FTC

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Portfolio Analytics Developer to enhance investment decision-making through innovative analytics solutions. This role emphasizes collaboration with investment professionals across various asset classes, leveraging strong financial markets knowledge and data exploration skills. You'll be pivotal in creating tools that drive revenue growth and integrate ESG considerations into portfolio management. If you're a proactive self-starter with a solutions-focused mindset, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment to make a significant impact in the investment analytics space.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in asset management with strong financial markets knowledge.
• Proficient in SQL and data visualization tools like Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable solutions for investment decision-making insights.
• Manage multiple deliverables and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Markets Knowledge

Data Exploration

SQL

Python

R

Data Visualization

Stakeholder Management

Problem-Solving

Education

IMC

CFA

CQF

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

TIBCO Spotfire

Blackrock's Aladdin

Job description

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At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

Investment Analytics are responsible for developing custom solutions to help our front office stakeholders make better investment decisions.

We are seeking a portfolio analytics developer with the right blend of financial markets knowledge, data exploration, stats/maths and data visualisation skills to help us expand our analytics services to our stakeholders.

There will be significant focus on working directly with investment professionals to build and shape solutions that inform and add value to the investment decision making process, spanning multiple asset classes across public and private markets.

In the role, you will support the continued growth and use of analytics with asset management. Your key priorities will centre around generating new insights to support revenue growth related activity, getting ESG & sustainability views embedded within portfolio management processes and creating investment management tools to enable better decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable solutions to support investment decision making insights across multiple asset classes in an agile development environment.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables from various stakeholders ensuring end-to-end coordination as well as driving prioritisation through effective stakeholder management.
• Transform abstract investment ideas into tangible end-to-end solutions, accompanied by a delivery plan and gaining buy-in from stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a strong network with all key stakeholders in the Front Office, in particular the Private Markets business, but also sustainability focused teams, Technology & Transformation or any client facing team.
• Influence your direct stakeholders as you push forward our analytics agenda.

Experience and Key Skills:

• Strong knowledge of financial markets and asset management, 3+ years within asset management.
• Strong experience with a wide variety of asset classes and associated analytics (e.g. Equity, Fixed Income, Private Assets, Fund of Funds etc).
• Strong data exploration skills and experience of using various programming languages to derive insights from large data sets (e.g. SQL, Python, R).
• Strong understanding of relational databases (MS SQL Server) and proficient to advanced SQL.
• Proficient in data visualization and dashboarding to clearly visualise and explain information to stakeholders. Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Power BI and TIBCO Spotfire.
• Experience managing stakeholders, in particular Front Office personnel, and the ability to forge partnerships with the various investment desks.
• Proactive self-starter who can prioritise and manage their own workload with a solutions focused mindset.
• Relevant professional qualification: IMC, CFA, CQF preferred.
• Experience working with Blackrock's Aladdin platform preferred.

Location: London

Work Level: Experienced Colleague

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

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