Mercer Alternatives AG operates as an investment firm. The Firm provides advisory services, as well as offers customized and pooled investment solutions across various asset classes including private equity, debt, infrastructure, real estate, and hedge funds.

We are seeking candidates for the following position based in our Zurich office

Investment Data & Application Specialist (m/f/d)

What can you expect:

Working for one of the leading management consultancies and benefit from all the advantages of a global corporation. Become part of our success story!

What is in it for you:

• Flexible working hours and home office option

• Competitive salary

• Attractive benefits package (Health insurance, Accident insurance, loss of salary insurance & pension fund risk insurances, Option to buy Mercer stocks at a discount price)

• Transport allowance and half price train ticket

• Incentive bonus plan

We will count on you to:

• Manage client activities and provide consulting and advisory guidance to your client group

• Support in preparing presentations and client deliverables. This includes editing, quality control, and finalization of client-related documents

• Clarify more complex client specific data for reporting investment performance

• Liaise with the different internal stakeholders (Portfolio Operations, Investment and Business Development)

• Collect relevant data and produce performance representations with high informational content

• Monitor developments in investment reporting and notifying any critical issues. This includes more complex inquiries from clients and consultants on performance

• Timely and accurate production of regular performance reports, RFP inputs, data input to investment team requests and presentations for regular investment committee meetings

• Provide professional and accurate input into annual client review meetings

• Provide research supporting the sales effort

What you need to have:

• Degree in economics, finance, data science, mathematics or related field

• 2-4 years of professional work experience in private markets, asset management or related field

• Proficiency in Microsoft excel

• Programming experience in VBA, SQL, R, Python etc. are considered an advantage

• Working experience in Investran, Bloomberg and other investment management platforms are considered an advantage

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and German

What makes you stand out:

• Self-motivated team player and ability to work independently

• Strong sense of ownership, paying attention to detail and ensuring high-quality client deliverables within set timelines

• Reliability, accuracy and steadiness

• Analytical skills

**If you are interested:**
Please use our Online-Tool to upload your application. Please note that we cannot accept applications via e-mail.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Jil Baudler.

[email protected] | +49 (0) 211 44779 1223

**About Mercer:**

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer's more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients regardless of their gender expression or identity, marital or civil partnership status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs. We are proud of our inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work and thrive. Learn more about our foundational values, mission and vision for the future by reviewing our Greater Good Policy.