Values-Aligned & Sustainable Investments Associate

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join the CIO team at Mercer. This role will be based in Boston, Scottsdale, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta or Washington D.C. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

In this position you will have the opportunity to work as part of our Values-Aligned & Sustainable Investments (VA/SI) team within the Office of the CIO, serving Mercer’s large discretionary and advisory institutional client base. The associate investment professional will support best in class VA/SA services to clients.  The role supports the VA/SI leadership across client strategy, asset allocation, portfolio construction and implementation for advisory or outsourced fiduciary implementation.

We will count on you to:

• Work in partnership with our VA/SI team, asset class and segment portfolio management teams to support the design for  model and custom VA/SI portfolios aligned with client objectives
• Work on VA/SI client engagement and solutions delivery across our continuum from governance framework to baseline analytics to portfolio design/implementation.
• Help to synthesize complex data analytics into a client-ready, accurate, and concise narrative with key takeaways and actionable next steps
• Quickly develop expertise in our data analytics platform and practices, while applying critical thinking to the findings and deliverables for clients
• Work with our senior leadership team to support collaboration across various client profiles to provide the latest market developments/services to clients.
• Develop credibility as a subject matter expert for VA/SI solutions (from data analytics to investments to reporting) and, over time, present our capabilities and expertise both internally and externally
• Over time, be viewed as a trusted resource across broader platform with the ability to actively participate in client meetings and manage client deliverables with minimal assistance and oversight
• Develop increasing degrees of autonomy to manage a client project and the ability to contribute to decision-making governance
• Intentionally foster strong connections within the broader investment ecosystem
• Engage with colleagues and executives in ways that demonstrate a high degree of professional maturity, etiquette and emotional intelligence

What you need to have:

• BA/BS degree in finance, economics, or other business-related areas
• 3+ years  of experience within institutional investing
• Experience designing and delivering  presentations and proposals in ways that are visually engaging yet polished and concise
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and produce client ready materials with minimal rework
• High level understanding of relative risk/return dynamics in institutional portfolios
• Demonstrated ability to learn on the job quickly and manage time efficiently 
• Strong work ethos, detail-oriented mindset, and demonstrable commitment to delivering high quality outcomes for the team and our clients, across multiple deliverables
• Willingness to engage constructively with a broad set of stakeholders
• Demonstrable quantitative skills for application to investment analysis

What makes you stand out?

• Experience in presenting investment topics or themes to client Committees, Boards, C-Suite
• Experience in investing on behalf of institutional clients, particularly US endowments and foundations
• Experience investing in Alternatives asset classes, including private equity and private real assets
• Progress towards a CFA or CAIA designation

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.