Senior Investment Manager - Cash, Rates & FX in City of London

Nest Invest is a leader in driving up standards and best practices across the industry, delivering a high-quality, low-cost pension scheme, open to all. Now at £67bn AUM and with 14 million members, Nest plays a critical role in helping people save for their retirement, many of them low to moderate earners who may be saving for the first time and moving jobs frequently.

The Nest investment team is responsible for investing members’ contributions in order to grow their retirement pots over the long-term. We’re building a capability and culture that embraces innovation, leverages technology, and harnesses the power of data to deliver exceptional outcomes for our members.

The Senior Investment Manager will evolve and own Nest Invest’s strategy across how we manage Cash, Rates and FX requirements. Currently, Nest Invest outsources 100% of the management of Cash, Rates and FX to external managers. As we become more sophisticated as an Asset Manager, we are looking to explore the benefits of retaining an outsourced model but with increasing internal oversight and decision making.

This role would assess the current investment landscape and operating model across Cash, Rates and FX and then evaluate future options, determining the merits of transitioning a portion of these investment activities in house, before leading on implementation activity of the chosen strategy. Cash inflows are approximately £600m per month & Cash forms part of the Asset Allocation process. Cash balances fluctuate and also fund capital calls for private markets.

The Senior Investment Manager will lead the relationship with the 3 current external partners but look to evolve the approach to access new opportunities relevant for Nest’s growing size. Working collaboratively with the Head of Credit, the Senior Investment Manager will support the review and evolution of how Nest manages its rates exposure. This is externally managed and we would like to explore the merits of managing parts of the Gilt exposure in-house.

Passive hedges are currently managed within each fund or mandate. With a new data platform, Nest will have greater transparency on all positions at a total portfolio level, providing an opportunity to manage FX at the total portfolio level. The Senior Investment Manager will lead both this evolution and its implementation.

The role offers a high degree of autonomy but within a culture of collaboration across all asset classes that ensures best outcomes for members under the Total Portfolio Approach.

We are looking for an experienced Investment Manager with knowledge of Cash Management, Rates and/or FX that will evolve the current operating model and lead its implementation to realise the very best investment outcomes for our members. To ensure success, we are looking for:

• Capability to collaboratively review and develop the approach to Cash, Rates & FX, exploring and recommending opportunities for internalisation and centralisation to the CIO, Executive Team and Investment Committee.
• Ability to lead the Implementation of both current and future investment operating model for Cash, Rates & FX (with both external and internal mandates).
• A natural team player, building strong collaboration between asset classes in support of the Total Portfolio approach and shared goals.
• Good knowledge of oversight and developing sustainable partnerships with external fund managers.

This is a genuinely rare opportunity to play a lead role on the evolution and success in what will be one of the largest asset owners globally and have a positive impact on the future prosperity of over 14 million pension members.

Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

To apply or for an informal discussion, please contact Braidie Cole – Braidie.Cole@sandersonplc.com

The Investment directorate (Nest Invest) is responsible for investing members’ contributions to grow their retirement pots over the long-term. The responsibilities of the team include:

• Asset allocation and portfolio risk management
• Manager selection and monitoring
• Responsible investment
• Investment communications
• Fund administration
• Investment technology and financial modelling
• Contributing to the development of the investment proposition

From December 2019, the Nest Investment team was seconded into Nest Invest Ltd (Nest Invest), the investment subsidiary of Nest Corporation. Nest Invest is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). For the role holder, this means working in a regulated entity and being required to adhere to certain rules and behaviours included in the FCA’s Code of Conduct (COCON), specifically the individual Conduct Rules defined by the FCA.

Flexible and agile working: Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• Hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• Reduce or vary working hours
• Reduce or vary the days worked
• Work compressed hours
• Job share

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and disabled candidates. We are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio-economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.