Company:
Mercer
Description:
What you can expect:
Join Mercers rapidly growing global Investments businessnow the worlds largest provider of OCIO (Outsourced Chief Investment Officer) services with over $613 billion in assets under management and $17.5 trillion in assets under this quantitatively oriented role youll work closely with senior leaders and investment decision-makers across our Investment Client Sales and Operations teams.
As part of our Business Development Unit you will influence win rates through portfolio analysis that power clear client materials. Your day-to-day will focus on portfolio construction support capital market assumptions (CMA) workflows scenario and sensitivity analysis and turning those insights into concise messages for proposals and pitches. Youll deepen your knowledge in strategy setting private markets and capital markets while sharpening your ability to translate complex analysis into simple narratives. The role offers multiple long-term pathways within investments portfolio analytics business development and OCIO.
We are a high-performing business with a strong culture of inclusivity diversity and teamwork. We offer generous study-support packages (e.g. CFA) and are committed to career development and work-life balance.
We will rely on you to:
- Collaborate with Middle East sales and commercial leadership on new-business opportunities by producing high-quality proposals and pitch materials.
- Create materials on asset class analysis portfolio construction stress testing scenario and sensitivity analysis return/risk diagnostics drawdown and liquidity analysis.
- Data handling parameter updates documentation and visual summaries.
- Assist with client-specific portfolios and proposals.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders such as global research operations asset class specialists and consulting teams to create relevant output.
What you need to have:
- A third-level qualification with a strong academic record in a quantitative field (e.g. Mathematics Statistics Econometrics Physics Engineering or Accounting with a strong quantitative focus). CFA/actuarial candidates welcome.
- Strong quantitative capabilities (probability & statistics time-series concepts portfolio math: returns volatility covariance/correlation compounding).
- Financial modelling skills and some experience in any coding language.
- Familiarity with Excel/VBA. Comfort working with large datasets and audit-ready spreadsheets.
- Ability to turn analytical output into concise client-ready materials.
- Fluent English.
- A minimum of 1-2 years of relevant work experience.
- Energy proactivity attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
What makes you stand out:
- Experience in portfolio analytics and financial models in Excel/VBA (calculating risk/return metrics running constraint-aware optimizations scenario/sensitivity tools performance & attribution drawdown & liquidity analysis).
- A creative structured communicator who can distill complex quantitative work into simple coherent client messages.
Mercer a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk strategy and people advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh Guy Carpenter Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90000 colleagues Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information visit or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background disability ethnic origin family duties nationality parental status personal or social status political affiliation race religion and beliefs sex/gender skin color or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.