SVP/VP, Solutions Strategist in London

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients' capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

We are seeking a Solutions Strategist to join our Client Solutions & Analytics team in London. Our team brings to bear PIMCO's intellectual capital, resources and proprietary infrastructure to help our clients make better investment decisions.

Started in 2009 as one of the industry's inaugural "Solutions" teams, we partner with a diverse range of clients across all geographies and channels. We strive to generate practical investment insights for clients in a range of ways, including performing customised analyses, publishing research and building tailored strategies across asset classes in both public and private markets. The team's 70+ members span multiple global offices and specialties whilst working closely with several PIMCO teams, including Account Managers, Portfolio Managers and Product Specialists.

Responsibilities

• You will partner with the Account Management team to engage with clients, understand their investment objectives and design solutions to meet their individual needs.
• The role requires a solid understanding of all major asset classes and how they interact in a portfolio.
• A substantial part of the role will involve engaging and designing investment solutions for insurance companies, to help the Account Management team drive sales across this client base.

The key mandates can be summarised as follows:

• Leverage PIMCO's investment management capabilities to advise clients: Deploy PIMCO's technology, views and intellectual capital to help clients (CIOs, CEOs, Boards) with the macro issues of investment management, such as asset allocation and risk management.
• Deliver and present customised analyses and actionable fixed income, multi-asset and hedging solutions to clients and prospects, across public and private markets.
• Incorporate in asset allocation analyses the dimensions relevant to insurance companies, including net investment income, multiple risk measures, regulatory capital requirements and accounting considerations, both asset-only and in ALM space.
• Become a trusted investment advisor to help PIMCO win mandates across products and asset classes.
• Generate thought leadership: Build models and generate intellectual capital for PIMCO's Solutions activities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of meaningful work experience, preferably in insurance solutions teams of asset managers, banks or investment consultants, or in asset allocation functions within insurance companies.
• MBA or Master's degree required. Specialisation in finance, economics, financial mathematics, statistics or engineering preferred.
• Actuarial certifications highly desirable.
• Deep knowledge of the insurance business, investment needs and trends across the UK and continental Europe, with a proven ability to design investment solutions and strategies tailored to insurance companies.
• Very robust quantitative and analytical skills, modelling and advanced excel skills are required. Proficiency in one of the following is highly desirable: Python, Matlab, SQL.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and business insight, ability to articulate ideas/strategies clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Language skills: fluent English and ideally another European language.
• Passion for financial markets, macroeconomics and investment management.
• Proven general investment knowledge across an array of asset classes, especially fixed income and alternatives.
• Strong results orientation and an ability to run multiple agendas concurrently.
• Proactive, well organised, high-energy self-starter who works well in a team environment.
• Ability to tackle sophisticated problems efficiently to a tight-deadline in a fast-paced professional environment.
• Ability to work optimally and professionally with all levels of personnel both internally and externally.
• CFA, CAIA or FRM designations preferred.