LDI Client Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income EMEA

Overview

As LDI Client Portfolio Manager on our London Fixed Income team, you will deliver investment outcomes for UK and European pension and insurance clients and represent the Fixed Income desk to external stakeholders. You will manage LDI-focused client engagements, develop mandates, and drive the commercial agenda across Europe. You’ll launch new strategies, build relationships with consultants and trustees, and participate in industry events to raise our thought leadership. This role combines client-facing leadership with portfolio insight to shape bespoke LDI solutions at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• in-office collaboration four days a week
• flexible working one day from home per week
• equal opportunity employer
• commitment to inclusive recruitment process
• compliance and risk training opportunities

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients and prospects to promote Fixed Income solutions with emphasis on LDI
• Educate clients on Fixed Income mandates and develop their mandates
• Build productive relationships with consultants, pension managers, and trustees
• Own pitch messages, RFPs, and new client onboarding activities
• Support launch of new strategies in the EMEA market and drive branding, sales messaging, and thought leadership
• Present at pensions-focused industry events and engage with media and regulators
• Collaborate across Europe to meet varying jurisdictional requirements
• Own investment topics for LDI and matching solutions portfolios for clients
• Assist in management of Client Portfolio Management, EMEA Fixed Income, and Matching Solutions teams
• Analyze current products and opportunities to develop new products; assess commercial viability and risk

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in institutional asset management or investment consulting
• LDI experience in a relevant role
• Actuary, CFA Charterholder, or equivalent professional qualification
• Excellent written and oral communication across audiences
• Strong leadership, goal orientation, and collaboration capabilities
• UK and Irish defined benefit pensions experience, including investment strategy and regulatory context
• Numerate with strong modelling and analytical skills (Excel)
• High attention to detail and accountability for deliverables
• Ability to work with diverse teams and stakeholders
• Commercial awareness and risk-conscious decision making

• Strong communication skills
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• LDI
• Fixed Income
• Pensions strategy

…