Client Solutions & Analytics - London - PIMCO

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 an Analyst / Associate 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.

Team Overview: Founded in 2009 as one of the industry's first dedicated "Solutions" teams, we are a client-facing team partnering with a diverse range of clients across geographies and channels. The team focuses on generating practical, decision-relevant investment insights across several analytical lenses, including portfolio diagnostics (e.g. risk factor and scenario analysis), asset allocation and optimisation, and asset-liability modelling. We also develop macro-aware perspectives through capital market assumptions and cross-asset insights, alongside producing thought leadership across a broad range of investment topics. Insights are delivered through customised analysis and written research, supporting client discussions and informing strategic investment decisions.

Responsibilities:

• You will partner with senior Strategists within Client Solutions & Analytics to engage with Account Managers and their clients, understand their investment objectives and support the design of solutions to meet their individual objectives.
• The role requires a solid understanding of all major asset classes and how they interact in a portfolio.
• The key mandates can be summarised as follows:
• Supporting the team in the delivery of asset allocation and risk management solutions to clients and prospects - both in assets-only and in the ALM space.
• Use proprietary software and external data sources to run risk analytics, optimisations, economic scenario analyses and stress tests.
• Help build presentation books that detail PIMCO's analysis and recommendations.
• Maintain marketing and thematic materials such as presentation books and other general education materials.
• Perform risk management, attribution and other product analysis reports on a periodic basis as required.
• Support senior Strategists and Quantitative Research Analysts to generate thought leadership: build models and generate intellectual capital for PIMCO's Solutions activities.
• Utilise AI-enabled tools to streamline processes, enhance insights, and support the more efficient and scalable delivery of client analyses.
• Manage a workload of multiple simultaneous client projects, while ensuring that deadlines are met.

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience preferred in investment strategy, asset allocation or related analytical roles; backgrounds across buy-side, sell-side and advisory organisations will be considered.
• Robust quantitative and analytical skills, modelling and advanced excel skills are required.
• Familiarity and adoption of AI tools as part of day-to-day workflow.
• Strong communication skills, ability to articulate ideas / strategies clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Fluency in English with another European language desirable.
• Passion for financial markets, macroeconomics and investment management.
• Proven general investment knowledge across an array of asset classes.
• 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.
• Ideally working towards industry recognised qualification such as CFA, CAIA, FIA.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement: PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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