Associate Portfolio Manager

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia AustralianSuper Full time

Make a difference by delivering outcomes for our millions of members
- Contribute to construction, management and oversight of global government bond portfolio
- Melbourne preferred however other locations in Australia will be considered

Australia’s $3.4 trillion superannuation industry is facing into a shifting landscape influenced by increased regulatory pressures, disruptive technologies, changes in demographics and ever-changing member expectations. It is critical that we understand and address these forces of change and are also able to adapt at a faster pace to respond to new challenges and capitalise on new opportunities.

**Your new role**

Reporting to the Head of Internal Government Portfolios, this role responsible for contributing to the construction, management and oversight of the internal global government bond portfolio. This includes contributing to researching and developing the investment process, making investment recommendations and undertaking portfolio management processes. The purpose of this portfolio is to provide fixed income beta exposure and generate alpha through security selection and relative value strategies in funded and unfunded forms.

Key Duties will include:

- Delivering investment recommendations to support the portfolio’s performance and cost objectives. This is an internally managed global bonds portfolio and its derivatives-based overlay aims to provide benchmark beta exposure and generate alpha from security selection and relative value strategies.
- Contributing to the development of investment processes and tools, including relevant quantitative models, to support the investment strategy and management of the portfolio.
- Conducting research and analysis of new and alternative investment strategies and associated build out and back testing of quantitative models relating to beta replication, security selection and relative value alpha generation and/or cost minimisation.
- Contributing towards the management of the internal global bond portfolio within prescribed mandates. This will include the timely and accurate updates of investment processes and models, preparation of investment recommendations, monitoring of performance and oversight of position exposures and risks.
- Researching portfolio construction techniques and development of attribution, risk and scenario tools and methodologies across portfolios.
- Managing portfolio and compliance-related risks and adhering to policies and procedures in line with terms of internal mandates. Working closely with Capital Markets teams to ensure timely and accurate implementation of portfolio investment decisions with consideration to transaction costs.

**What you'll need**
- Experience in the financial sector, within an institutional investment manager or investment bank.
- Strong quantitative analysis and modelling skills, fluency in programming languages eg Python / R and related toolkits.
- Research and portfolio management experience of fixed income portfolios that generate alpha through security selection and relative value strategies.
- Strong knowledge of instruments across rates and currency.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills with an attention to detail.
- Strong organisation skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to synthesize complex information into concise conclusions.
- Ability to communicate in a simple and effective manner for different level of audiences and stakeholders.
- Willingness to learn and contribute to team initiatives and activities, including contributing to team discussions on investment issues.
- Experience with Aladdin is a plus.
- Superior tertiary qualifications in Finance/Economics or Maths/Engineering or a related field. CFA or other relevant post-graduate qualifications ideally.

**Life at AustralianSuper**

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

**What’s next**

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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