Investment Analytics Associate: Performance & Risk

Legal And General Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LG Asset Management's LGIMA Investment Analytics team seeks an experienced analytics professional to own performance, attribution and portfolio analytics reporting for credit, index, LDI and multi-asset strategies.

You will support internal clients, develop scalable processes, and collaborate with Operations, IT and Data Management while expanding your skills in market data tools such as Bloomberg and FactSet.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field; CFA pursuit a plus.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills with high accuracy.
• 3-5 years of related performance measurement, attribution and/or risk analysis.
• Solid understanding of capital markets and the investment management business.
• Knowledge of fixed income and derivatives (options, swaps, futures).
• Intuitive and intellectually curious; ability to identify themes within data sets.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills; ability to multi-task and to manage complex assignments.
• Self-confidence; ability to function as both a self-starter and a team player.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of LGIMA management.

Responsibilities

• Own the production process for performance, attribution and portfolio analytics reporting.
• Fulfill portfolio analytics and data requests from internal teams, including Client Solutions, Marketing and Portfolio Management.
• Develop understanding of investment strategies, identifying anomalies in attribution and drivers of performance.
• Analyze and interpret portfolio risk characteristics and attribution factors to communicate the investment process and execution.
• Develop subject matter expertise in client strategies and operational aspects of the firm in order to lead related projects.
• Partner with Operations, IT and Data Management to enhance analytics system accuracy, capabilities and scalability.
• Over time, identify opportunities to enhance scalability through automated processes.
• Create custom portfolio analytics views in partnership with Client Solutions, Portfolio Managers and Marketing for client meetings and internal analysis.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Project management

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

CFA pursuit encouraged

Tools

Excel/VBA

SQL

Bloomberg

FactSet

Job description

LG Asset Management's LGIMA Investment Analytics team seeks an experienced analytics professional to own performance, attribution and portfolio analytics reporting for credit, index, LDI and multi-asset strategies.

You will support internal clients, develop scalable processes, and collaborate with Operations, IT and Data Management while expanding your skills in market data tools such as Bloomberg and FactSet.