Portfolio Manager (London)

Insight Investment; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management firm in London is seeking a Portfolio Manager to oversee systematic corporate bonds and emerging market debt portfolios. You'll monitor portfolio risks and engage with clients, providing market insights and performance analysis. The ideal candidate has over 10 years' experience in fixed income markets and strong quantitative skills. This position fosters an inclusive workplace culture and commits to diverse hiring practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in fixed income markets.
• Deep knowledge of fixed income ETF markets.
• Ability to interpret quant models and perform analyses.

Responsibilities

• Daily monitoring of portfolio risk on multiple systems.
• Designing pitchbook presentations for clients.
• Responding to client inquiries with market analysis.

Skills

Fixed income market experience

Quantitative analysis skills

Excellent communication skills

Detail-oriented execution

Tools

Python

Excel

Bloomberg

Job description

Role Overview

Insight Investment are looking for a Portfolio Manager to support the team in management of systematic corporate bonds and emerging market debt portfolios, presenting strategy performance to clients, pitching strategies to prospects, and creating a strategic vision for the team,

Role Responsibilities:

Portfolio Management

• Daily monitoring of portfolio risk on multiple systems, ensuring that portfolio exposures are closely aligned with target model exposures.
• Understanding and vetting model outputs and how they relate to portfolio target exposures
• Complex portfolio performance attribution using in-house tools and Bloomberg PORT.
• Designing optimal trades to invest cash flows and rebalance portfolios toward target model weights; analyzing multiple types of portfolio trades and working with portfolio managers, traders, market counterparties, operations, and compliance teams to ensure best execution and settlement.

Client engagement and business advancement

• Responding to client and prospective client inquiries with portfolio and market analysis, including monthly market and portfolio commentary.
• Designing pitchbook presentations, working with Distribution teams globally to strategize on best marketing strategy.
• Writing white papers specializing on market, portfolio, and trading analysis to highlight Insight’s unique value add to investors.
• Exploring new strategy ideas in collaboration with Research, Distribution and other stakeholders.

Experience required

Portfolio management

• 10+ years of experience in fixed income markets.
• Deep knowledge of fixed income ETF markets, including familiarity with key players within authorized participants, broker-dealers, and liquidity providers.
• Execution and detail oriented whilst working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Quantitative skills, ability to interpret and question quant models and perform analyses in Python, Excel, and Bloomberg.

Communication and Leadership

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, ability to represent strategies to clients and internal stakeholders
• Ability to lead but also to listen and take on undesirable tasks when required; we believe in a flat hierarchy where we are respectful of one another and all pitch in to help each other.
• Highly inquisitive and competitive, skeptical of the status quo, with an innate desire to improve team output and strive for better and faster than our competitors

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail]

About Insight Investment

Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.

Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: www.insightinvestment.com