Performance Team Leader (Fixed Income)

Description

Our client is a global player within the investment management industry. Due to strong company performance, they are now looking to add a Performance Team Leader to their Fixed Income Performance department.

The Performance Team Leader will take responsibility for the following duties:

• Managing both the team’s workload as well as individual workload
• Daily and monthly calculation of performance returns
• Providing full attribution analysis to portfolio managers, explaining any differences between portfolio and benchmark returns
• Calculate, validate and distribute portfolio and benchmark characteristics
• Ensuring all performance data required for scheduled reporting is calculated accurately to meet external client reporting deadlines
• Address performance related questions from clients, marketing, investment professionals and all levels of management
• Providing accurate performance related data and reports to senior management
• Project management: looking at efficiency drivers and identifying areas of automation
• Guiding and developing junior analysts within the team

The Performance Team Leader will be naturally data centric and mathematically minded, and will meet the following skill set:

• Advanced Knowledge of performance measurements concepts
• Advanced experience of performance systems
• Thorough understanding of performance calculations and methodologies
• Attribution knowledge for fixed income is essential
• Strong working knowledge of GIPS
• Has previously held a Senior position within a Performance team; previous supervisory or leadership experience is advantageous
• Holds the IMC
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a numerical subject

This is a rare opportunity for candidates currently working in Senior Performance Analyst roles to join the team at a high-performing investment management house.

If you believe your profile meets the criteria, please apply with your CV.

Note, due to the volume of candidates we are receiving at this time, we only have capacity to respond to successful applicants.

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