Manager - Investment Strategy & Research - Insurance Sector

Manager (ESG) Investment Strategy & Research - Mumbai

Client: UK Based MNC (Into Insurance)

Timing: 12:30 PM- 9:30 PM (centralized pick up and home drop available)

Responsibilities:

- Modelling of ESG portfolios using external softwares like MSCI Barra, Factset, Bloomberg

- Drive strategic initiatives in areas of ESG and develop appropriate strategies to address the ESG risks and their potential impacts in portfolios

- Support the leadership in developing and implementing proper tools for improving the overall ESG performance of the funds

- Create work streams and custom ESG analysis for clients

- Contribute to action oriented portfolio intelligence research using quantitative factor modelling

- Develop strategic asset allocation models, risk and return calibration and portfolio analytics on portfolios of institutional investors.

- Enhance existing ESG tools and drive various Portfolio Intelligence projects

- Strong interest in markets and multi asset class portfolio management

- Deep Understanding of ESG factors and their impact on portfolio

Business Requirements:

- Strong background in portfolio management, ESG analysis, construction and advanced econometrics, statistical modelling and programming skills in at least one of R, Python, MATLAB etc.

- Able to research, self-learn and use, complex R/Python libraries required for developing the quantitative models.

- Multi asset class exposure with experience in attribution analysis

- Strong financial instruments knowledge, covering but not limited to fixed income, equities, ETFs, funds, derivatives and market indices.

- Excellent analytical and investment skills

- Self-motivated with ability to work independently as well as lead the process to achieve targets in timely order.

- Self-Development: Able to identify personal knowledge and skill gaps

- 5-8 years of work experience in a portfolio management /investment strategies team as a researcher / PM.

- Prior experience in fiduciary management, asset management or investment banking with strong understanding of financial instruments.

- BE/B Tech from a top tier college and/or Masters in Finance / Financial Engineering / Econometrics / Quantitative Finance

- Evidence of expertise in statistical tools.

- 5-6 years experience in global markets with inclination towards ESG investing