Associate Portfolio Manager

**Australian **Retirement** Trust (ART) is seeking an analytical and strategic-minded Associate Portfolio Manager to join our dedicated Capital Markets team. This role is available as an initial 9-month max-term/secondment opportunity.**

**Why join us?**
- We're a hybrid-work organisation - we believe work is best done with a blend of in-person (at our purposefully designed HUBs) and remote (from your home).
- When you are in one of our brand-new HUBs, you can take full advantage of end of trip facilities, yoga and multi faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and a multitude of team spaces that reflect our collaborative culture.
- We provide excellent training and development opportunities to support your career progression and actively encourage internal mobility.

**About the role**

As an Associate Portfolio Manager - Quantitative Analysis & Solutions, you'll be right at the heart of things, helping shape and execute the investment strategy that puts our members' financial interests first. Your input will be key to delivering the exceptional outcomes we're all about, and you'll get to work with a range of both internal and external stakeholders along the way.

This role is perfect for someone with a head for financial markets and a real grasp of how the Australian superannuation industry ticks. It's your chance to make a real difference.

Day to day, you'll:

- Dive into complex research and analysis for your investment domain - Global derivatives (Futures, FFX, Swaps) and physical markets (Money Market, Bonds) (your boss will tell you what's needed).
- Get to know the Capital Markets desk's trading activities inside and out, as well as the external mandates managed by ART's Investments Division.
- Portfolio models and trading tools are your jam. You'll build, maintain, and improve them.
- Help shape and execute the overall strategy for the Capital Markets function, with a focus on risk management that protects our members' funds.
- Keep your boss in the loop about strategy performance and market dynamics and suggest ways to improve trade practices.
- Manage the liquidity and exposures of specific investment portfolios and handle their day-to-day management.
- Negotiate agreements, build relationships with key external partners and regulators, and present to stakeholders when needed.

This role is available as a **9-month max-term/ secondment **opportunity due to parental leave, with flexibility to be based in Brisbane or Sydney.

**About you**

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills we'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely your tick some of the following boxes too:

- You've studied finance, investments, commerce, or economics.
- You really get Australia's superannuation industry.
- You've spent at least 5 years in wholesale financial markets, so you're up to speed on the laws, regulations, trends, and how to balance risk and reward. You're also on top of the latest developments.
- You're a whiz at researching and analysing complex information.
- You're great at building relationships with stakeholders and negotiating win-win outcomes.
- Your communication skills are top-notch, both in writing and in person. You're comfortable presenting to senior managers and executives.

**About us**

Our 2.3 members trust us to take care of over $260 billion in retirement savings. That’s a whole lot of trust We're all about shaking things up and doing things differently to help our members retire with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

You'll hear from us after the closing date whether you make it through to the next round or not - we think that’s only fair. It’s why we're part of the Circle Back Initiative. #LI-DNI