Senior Investment Consultant (DC Pensions)

International Catalyst Services, LLC; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Investment Consultant to join their dynamic UK DC Pensions team. This role is pivotal in providing expert investment advice to a diverse range of institutional clients, focusing on optimizing employer retirement outcomes. You will leverage your expertise to create and evaluate investment strategies, maintain robust client relationships, and enhance marketplace visibility through public engagements. Join a vibrant and inclusive culture that fosters professional development and offers a variety of career opportunities, allowing you to make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Vibrant and Inclusive Culture

Supportive Leadership

Career Opportunities

Well-being Benefits

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualifications in investment consultancy.
• Experience in defined contributions consultancy or leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide investment advice to institutional clients on investment objectives.
• Create and evaluate investment strategies for large market clients.
• Maintain relationships and visibility through networking and public speaking.

Skills

Investment Advisory

Client Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Networking

Education

IMC

FIA/FFA

CFA

Job description

Investment Consultant (DC Pensions)

Mercer is seeking an Investment Consultant to join our specialist and fully integrated UK DC Pensions team. You will be responsible for providing investment advice on our larger and more complex clients. Mercer has one of the largest teams in the UK and we understand that the market landscape is changing at an unprecedented pace. Customer and client expectations are constantly evolving, companies are merging at historic rates and technology is developing faster than the market can keep up with. That’s why we need to ensure we are leading by example and we do this by being true drivers of change through educating, providing tools and services to optimise employer retirement outcome. This role has been hand crafted to do just that!

We will count on you to:

• Provide investment advice to a wide range of institutional clients on the determination of investment objectives, establishment of investment policy, selection of investment managers and the monitoring of investments
• Create and evaluate investment strategies and their impact for large and jumbo market clients
• Build new and develop existing business through maintaining relationships, networking, attending events, seminars using your position as a knowledgeable expert in DC
• Grow a book of retainer and project relationships through new business presentations, RFP responses, and join calling with other colleagues, both within IC and cross-LOB
• Maintain marketplace visibility through public speaking engagements, participating in professional societies and publication or articles in appropriate trade journals
• Create project work plans and monitor timeline and budgets
• Determine clients' requirements and brief the team as appropriate, providing the direction and guidance required to ensure deadlines and service standards are met
• Peer review reports, adding client specific information and ensuring client suitability

What you need to have:

• Relevant professional qualification such as IMC, FIA/FFA or CFA
• Experience providing investment advice in a Defined Contributions Consultancy and or leadership role (or similar)
• Knowledge of investment products and distribution specifically in the DC pensions market
• Excellent client and communication skills and managing client relationships

What makes you stand out?

• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and provider contacts at all levels
• A commercial focus with excellent client consulting skills

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.