Research Analyst jobs in United Kingdom

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Asset Liability Management (ALM) Research Analyst to join our Fiduciary Management team, on a permanent basis, in our London office (hybrid based).

Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.

Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.

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Within this role, you will integrate advanced quantitative research into the development and implementation of strategic investment advice and funding policies. As a key member of the ALM and Research Analytics team, you will ensure that client portfolios are managed with a strategic perspective that aligns with Railpen's mission and values.

You will leverage your technical expertise to perform analysis using our internal ALM tools. Your work will involve maintaining asset liability models, conducting research, and translating findings into practical tools and actionable insights, that support investment strategy decision-making. You will develop tailored investment strategies for individual DB schemes/sections, ensuring alignment with shorter-term goals as well as longer-term journey plans.

You will balance technical analysis with practical considerations, understand the Trustees' perspectives, and navigate the regulatory framework. Your ability to incorporate qualitative analysis alongside quantitative research will be crucial in developing well-rounded investment strategies tailored to the client/trustee to support the advisory process.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

We’re looking for you to bring a solid understanding of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, funding dynamics, and regulatory requirements. Your background will likely be a similar in-house role or UK consultancy environment, where you’ve gained exposure to ALM, investment strategy, and/or pension funding policy. Along with your research and operational modelling skills, you understand the Client side, Advisory approach.

With strong analytical skills, you have a keen interest in investment research and are methodical, rigorous and accurate in your work. And in the evolving pensions landscape, you’ll need to be proactive and adaptable in your approach. You will support the provision of investment advice and recommendations to the Trustee Board and its Committees and identify and deliver client training needs in a clear and digestible manner.

Working cross-functionally, we’ll be looking for you to have a collaborative style and be a skilled relationship builder. To effectively translate complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent written communications skills. And verbally, we’re looking for you to be a highly confident communicator, as the conduit between internal teams and the Trustees.

Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for.You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members.

• A competitive salary (depending on experience)

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Generous annual bonus plan

• We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay

• 4x Life Assurance cover

• Colleague referral scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• Employee assistance programme

• Health cash plan

• Eye care vouchers

• Flu vaccination

• We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave

• Buy and sell holidays

• Give as you earn scheme

• Paid volunteering days

• Flexible half days leave

• Electric vehicle leasing

• Cycle to work scheme

Please apply via the apply button or visit Careers Page by 23rd May.

Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life