Role: Senior Manager – Investment Strategy & ALM (9 month FTC)
Location: London
Position: Full time, contract
As Senior Manager – Investment Strategy & ALM, you will support the Head of Investments in formulating and implementing investment strategy. You will be responsible for optimising strategic asset allocation (SAA) to maximise risk and capital adjusted returns; ensuring robust asset-liability management (ALM); day-to-day oversight of third-party managers; preparing reporting for Boards and Committees.
About The Job
While there is rarely a typical day, here’s a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:
- Investment Strategy & ALM: Formulate the optimal strategic mix of asset classes and mandates to drive our desired risk and return profiles, in conjunction with the Head of Investments and our investment partners, while working in conjunction with our reserving and capital teams to ensure effective ALM, including optimising FX and duration management.
- Manager Oversight: Lead the selection and investment oversight of external managers, including setting and reviewing guidelines and processes to ensure the effective execution of the strategy, in accordance with risk appetite policy suite. Lead the integration of responsible investment principles into SAA and manager selection. Rigorously monitor and challenge manager performance and compliance to mandates and policies including responsible investment, preparing detailed reports for the Board and Committees. Lead day-to day relationships with our investment managers. Leverage investment manager relationships to provide perspective and insights on investment opportunities and risks.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Foster strong relationships with treasury, reserving, capital and wider finance teams. Deliver and present papers to the Investment and Risk & Solvency Committees.
- Reporting & Analytics: Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the Investment Committee, Board, and other governance forums.
You’re going to enjoy this job if you also:
- Are a strong problem solver who enjoys thinking through methods and predicting and understanding outcomes, including creative and innovative thinking
- Loves working as part of a team with the ability to direct and manage delivery across priorities
- Are self-motivated to actively seek continuous improvement with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Possess strong logical reasoning skills couple with commercial acumen, and communication skills to optimise relationships with key stakeholders
- Relish the opportunity to mentor junior team members and contribute to succession planning
What you’ll need:
For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:
Experience
- A background in investment management, strategy or manager oversight roles preferably within the insurance sector with asset-liability management experience.
Skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills, able to present complex information to senior stakeholders.
- Expert proficiency in performance and risk systems (e.g. Aladdin, PowerBI) and regulatory reporting.
- Ability to challenge and interrogate managers’ capital market views and portfolio construction.
- Deep understanding of the Lloyd’s insurance market regulatory landscape.
Professional Qualifications
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What Can You Expect From Us?
As well as a competitive base salary and performance related discretionary bonus, here is a link to our employee benefits - Benefits of working at MS Amlin | MS Amlin
Hybrid Working
At MS Amlin we operate a hybrid working model to empower our people with flexibility to blend where they work. We value collaboration and believe that we work better together, our teams typically do 3 days a week in the office.
About MS Amlin
MS Amlin is a leading (re)insurer and part of the global MS&AD Group, with operations across Lloyd’s of London, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. With over 120 years of experience, we support businesses facing complex and demanding risks, providing continuity in an uncertain world. Our expertise covers Property, Casualty, Marine, Crisis Management, Natural Resources and Reinsurance, backed by strong underwriting capabilities and deep sector knowledge. At the core of our claims service is TRUST - Transparency, Responsiveness, Understanding, Solution-driven thinking, and Technical expertise. This defines how we manage claims and build lasting relationships.
DE&I at MS Amlin
We will build a workplace where all talent is welcomed, and everyone has the opportunity to influence how the business works. We have dedicated employee resource groups that support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) goals.
MS Amlin is proud to be one of the founding partners of Lloyd’s Inclusive Futures programme which aims to get more Black and ethnically diverse people into the insurance industry - supporting them all the way from the classroom to the boardroom. Visit this link (Inclusive Futures Impact Report) to find out more about the programme and its aims and achievements so far.
