Senior Investment Manager

Aberdeen; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen seeks a portfolio manager for its inflation linked bond funds in Edinburgh. The role involves contributing to investment strategies, managing risk, and engaging with clients while collaborating with a diverse team of professionals. A strong background in government bonds and macroeconomics, as well as excellent communication skills, are essential for this position.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

16% employer pension contribution

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits including gym discounts and season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Strong track record in active government bond portfolios.
• Inflation linked experience preferable.
• Excellent communication for internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to portfolio management decisions for inflation linked bond funds.
• Proactively manage risk exposure and comply with regulations.
• Generate investment ideas and interact with clients.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Macroeconomics

Excel

Python

Bloomberg

Education

CFA charter holder

Job description

Job Description

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen Comprises Three Businesses, Interactive Investor (ii), Investments, And Adviser, Each Of Which Focuses On Meeting And Adapting To Our Clients’ Evolving Needs

• interactive investor: The UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enabling individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.
• Adviser: Provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Investments: A specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
  
  

About The Department

• The Aberdeen Rates team comprises a suite of actively managed UK, European & Global government bond portfolios in both nominal bonds and inflation linked, serving a broad investor base of institutional, wholesale and retail clients. Overall, the team is responsible for the management of circa £18bn of assets
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute actively to portfolio management decisions across the suite of inflation linked bond funds, taking on portfolio management responsibilities as appropriate
• Proactively manage risk exposure to ensure funds adhere to regulatory and mandate requirements at all times, working closely with the risk and compliance to identify and mitigate any potential issues
• Work collegiately with colleagues, actively participating in team meetings and on-desk debate about macroeconomics and bond markets
• Take responsibility for idea generation and investment strategy within inflation linked mandates, whilst working closely with colleagues in the wider team
• Assist the sales and product specialist team to market the team capabilities, with direct client interaction required via both regular updates and ad hoc queries
• Represent the wider team at industry and client events as needed
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• A strong track record in risk-taking role within active government bond portfolios, with inflation linked experience preferable
• Excellent verbal and written communication tailored for both internal and external audiences as required
• Strong presentation skills, confidence presenting technical material in an accessible manner
• Strong technical knowledge in macroeconomics and drivers of return in government bond markets
• Strong Excel proficiency, VBA & Python knowledge beneficial
• Experience in using Bloomberg
• CFA charter holder preferred
  
  

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our Business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An Inclusive Way Of Working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.