Index Equity Strategist (Northern Trust Asset Management) - Hybrid
- Recruiter
- Northern Trust
- Location
- London, UK
- Salary
- Unspecified
- Posted
- 27 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 26 Jul 2022
- Ref
- 97232
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
As a Northern Trust employee (Partner), you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company that is committed to strengthening the communities we serve.
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you would benefit from adjustments for any part of the employment process, please inform the recruiter to discuss your individual requirements.
We recognize the value of inclusion and diversity in culture, in thought, and in experience, which is why Forbes ranked us the top employer for Diversity in 2018.
About Northern Trust Asset Management
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) is a global Investment Manager with $1.1Trillion Assets Under Management, is a top 20 global asset manager, top 10 largest factor investor globally and the 12th largest ETF provider.
We believe investing ultimately serves a greater purpose and should be done intentionally and efficiently …
- by people who are passionate, astute and tenacious problem solvers
- with the understanding that all investing involves risk and
- is best accomplished by using an empirically based process
At Northern Trust Asset Management, we understand that investing ultimately serves a greater purpose. That is why our philosophy is rooted in the fundamental belief that investors should get compensated for the risks they take – in all market environments and in any investment strategy.
At the heart of our philosophy is how we think about, view and analyze risk. As risk-aware investors, we take risk intentionally, to achieve investors’ desired outcomes and minimize unintended consequences.
In EMEA, Northern Trust Asset Management serves professional investors offers a wide range of investment management capabilities, across active and passive, equities, fixed income and cash management. This includes quant active, sustainable investing, multi-asset, liquidity focused solutions as well as more traditional index management. Capabilities are available through both pooled funds and segregated accounts, with a focus on designing investment strategies to meet the specific needs of investors. NTAM manages the largest European ESG fund and 5/10 largest ESG index funds globally*.
Role/ Department:
The department is primarily responsible for managing Index Equity mandates for large, sophisticated institutional customers within EMEA. The team managers a number of mandates covering large, mid and small cap securities as well as developed and emerging markets with a strong focus on ESG strategies. We support a rapidly growing primarily ESG focused pooled fund range as well as a significant number of customised segregated mandates
The key responsibilities of the role include
- Represents Index Equity Portfolio Management with both internal and external clients
- Supports the overall sales process from initial meetings through to ongoing review meetings
- Interpret client requirements and partner with Strategic Product and Portfolio Managers to develop thoughtful and purposeful ESG based strategies
- Understand, consider and mitigate risk impact of new strategies through appropriate design and control
- Be a subject matter expert in both index equity methodology and ESG criteria able to analyse and compare competitor strategies and index characteristics
- Reliable and committed individual responsible for managing and responding to client queries in coordination with portfolio managers
- Manage internal and external client expectations with regards to reasonable timelines and outcomes
- Understand, consider and mitigate risk impact of new strategies through appropriate design and control
- Act with integrity
- Presenting virtually or travelling to meetings in person as required
Skills/ Qualifications:
The successful candidate will benefit from having:
- Extensive knowledge of benchmark construction and practical implementation considerations
- In depth knowledge of ESG considerations and latest trends
- Very strong presentation skills with an ability to adjust the content to suit the skill and expertise of the target audience
- Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Index Equity Portfolio Management experience or good understanding of portfolio management process
Working with Us:
We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and ethical companies. In return, we will support you with your personal and career goals in a number of ways:
Financial – Life Assurance, Disability Plan, Pension/ Gratuity, Annual Pay Review
Work Life Balance – Flexible Work Options, Incremental Annual Leave, Community Volunteer Days
Health & Wellbeing – Private Medical Insurance,Active Sports & Social clubs (lunchtime and after-work groups), Employee Assistance Program
Professional Development – Clear Career Path, Education Assistance, Recognition Programme, NT University (wide range of online, virtual & in-house training options) and employee-led Business Resource Councils dedicated to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
And Finally
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us.
We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.
Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.
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