Specialist

Specialist - Investment Strategy & Research

**What can you expect?**

Mercer's Investments business is a leading global provider of investment consulting and delegated / fiduciary management services. We offer customised advice and support at every stage of the investment decision, risk management and investment monitoring process. The Delegated Solutions business, catering for clients who wish to delegate the implementation of their investment strategy, has grown very rapidly over recent years and governs over $140 billion in client assets across Europe. Significant further growth is anticipated over the coming years due to client demand.

As a part of wider Delegated Solution business, you would play a critical role in enhancing and supporting the existing analytical solutions across various asset classes. The incumbent will be responsible to contribute valuable insights towards portfolio analytics and management processes. The ideal candidate will also be responsible to develop modelling based solutions for various business requirements.

**What is in it for you?**

Discover what's great about working at Marsh and McLennan Companies from the opportunities that our size brings, to our commitment to our communities and understanding the benefits you'll receive. We are four businesses with one PURPOSE: helping companies meet the challenges of our time.

As a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, we are devoted to finding diverse individuals who are committed to the success of our clients and our organisation. Joining us will provide a solid foundation for you to accelerate your career in the risk and insurance industry. You will join a team of talented professionals from across the globe which is dedicated to helping clients manage some of the world's most challenging and complex risks. We can promise you extraordinary challenges, extraordinary colleagues, and the opportunity to make a difference.

Our rich history has created a client service culture that we believe is second to none. Our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and sustainability demonstrate our commitment to stand for what is right.

As a Marsh and McLennan Company colleague, you will also receive additional benefits such as:

• A competitive salary
• Employee friendly policies
• Health care and insurance for you and your dependents
• Healthy Work life balance
• A great working environment
• Flexible benefits packages to suit your needs and lifestyle
• Future career opportunities across a global organisation

**We will count on you to:**

• Modelling of fixed income portfolios using external softwares.
• Responsible for report generation and style analytics
• Contribute to action oriented portfolio intelligence research using quantitative factor modelling
• Develop strategic asset allocation models, risk and return calibration and portfolio analytics on portfolios of institutional investors.
• Strong interest in markets and multi asset class portfolio management
• Understanding of macro (fixed income/ rates) and systematic factors affecting a portfolio

**What you need to have?**

• 1-2 years of work experience in a portfolio management /investment strategies team as a researcher / PM.
• Prior experience in fiduciary management, asset management or investment banking with strong understanding of financial instruments.
• BE/B Tech from a top tier college and/or Masters in Finance / Financial Engineering / Econometrics / Quantitative Finance
• Evidence of expertise in statistical tools.
• 1-2 years of experience in global markets with inclination towards fixed income

**What makes you stand out?**

• Strong background in portfolio management, construction and advanced econometrics, statistical modelling and programming skills in at least one of R, Python, MATLAB etc.
• Able to research, self-learn and use, complex R/Python libraries required for developing the quantitative models.
• Multi asset class exposure with experience in attribution analysis
• Strong financial instruments knowledge, covering but not limited to fixed income, equities, ETF's, funds, derivatives and market indices.