Fund Implementation, Senior Analyst

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Fund Implementation, Senior Analyst

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investment Implementation team at Mercer. This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We will count on you to:

• Provide analytical support for investment implementation activities, focusing on improving efficiency and reducing operational risk.
• Assist the Head of Fund Implementation in executing portfolio management decisions, including asset allocation and investment manager changes.
• Coordinate daily portfolio exposure management activities, including asset allocation rebalancing, liquidity forecasting, and monitoring of derivative overlays.
• Collaborate with investment operations to maintain an accurate implementation pipeline and ensure best-practice execution of investment decisions.
• Participate in the design and implementation of a new Target Operating Model (TOM) for the Pacific Delegated Solutions business, contributing to data infrastructure and analytics.

What you need to have:

• A degree in an appropriate analytical discipline such as finance, economics, or mathematics; a postgraduate qualification (CFA, CIMA, or a relevant Master’s) is desirable but not necessary.
• 5-7 years of investment industry experience, with a strong emphasis on derivatives and derivative overlay strategies.
• Experience in portfolio construction for multi-manager portfolios, including the use of derivatives for risk management and performance enhancement.
• A solid understanding of various portfolio construction approaches, including passive, active, factor, core, and high conviction.
• Strong knowledge of investment markets and asset classes

What makes you stand out:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively within a team.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement in data management processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in derivative and derivative overlay strategies, showcasing your ability to enhance portfolio performance and manage risk effectively.
• Experience with data analytics and information delivery functions.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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 creating 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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.