Investment Management Analyst

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Portfolio Managment Team at Mercer. This role can be based at either our Dublin or London office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Portfolio Management Team within Mercer’s Investment Solutions business, focusing on our bespoke solutions for our largest institutional clients. These solutions encompass client-specific multi-asset return-seeking portfolios to liability matching & risk management overlays. This role presents an excellent opportunity for individuals eager to deepen their investment management knowledge and embrace the challenge of designing and managing investment solutions for some of the world’s largest institutional investors.

The successful candidate will receive comprehensive training on Mercer’s solutions and capabilities from peers and management, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to the team’s future development. Long-term, there is potential for growth into a Portfolio Management role or other senior investment positions.

We will count on you to:

• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers to design and implement a diverse range of client investment solutions for our largest clients: integrating active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes to meet return-seeking, liability matching, risk management, and ESG requirements.
• Support Portfolio Managers in managing investment solutions, including manager selection and portfolio construction.
• Participate in performance and due diligence meetings with incumbent investment managers.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of markets, benchmarks, and strategies.
• Assist in transitions to fund new client solutions and implement portfolio changes.
• Analyse performance measurement and risk management for client portfolios and underlying sub-investment managers.
• Coordinate with Client Relationship teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting of investment and portfolio data, as well as strategy and performance commentary for factsheets and client reports.
• Liaise closely with all members of Mercer’s Investment teams (Portfolio Management, Risk, Strategy, Portfolio Insights, ) and manager research teams to develop and deliver optimal solutions for clients.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders, including Mercer’s Investment, Operations, Legal, and Compliance teams, to oversee the implementation of client solutions and foster cross-business relationships.

What you need to have:

• Approximately 3 or more years of experience in an investment environment (e.g., investment consulting or asset/investment management).
• Understanding of institutional investors’ strategies.
• Exposure to the manager research process and transitions is desirable.
• Familiarity with investment guidelines and associated legal documentation.
• Strong relationship-building skills to foster collaboration and gain buy-in from key stakeholders.
• Excellent numerical, analytical, and spreadsheet skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in investment writing (e.g., market commentaries or investment reports) preferred.
• Solid understanding of investments and related issues.
• Ability to work effectively within a small, dynamic team while managing individual tasks and projects.
• High attention to detail with an understanding of its relevance to the broader context.
• Strong analytical skills to review and assess information/situations, identify issues, and propose solutions.
• Degree qualified, with a strong undergraduate degree in Accounting, Actuarial Studies, Business, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, or a related discipline.

What makes you stand out:

• Progress towards or completion of further qualifications such as Actuarial qualifications, CAIA, CFA, or a relevant Master’s degree is highly desirable.

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 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 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, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com to discuss any specific needs.

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.